to do是不定式形式,是英语的非谓语动词形式之一。动词不定式可作很多成分,其中可作定语和状语。
to do作定语要放在被修饰的词之后,与前面被修饰的词在逻辑上有动宾关系,如果不定式中的动词是不及物动词,不定式中的动词后面要加适当的介词。如:
I have a article to write.
We have some problebs to talk about.
不定式可作状语,表示原因、目的、结果等。
表原因:
I am happy to meet you.
表结果:
Peter is too young to go to school.
表目的:
Tom got up very early to catch the first early bus.
举个例子吧,I have a lot of work to do 这里就是做后置定语,修饰workhe work in a shop to make money , to make money就是work in a shop 的目的状语