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the infinitive are often used in news reports. For example:
The committee is expected to approve this initiative.
He is alleged to have stolen more than ten million dollars.
Infinitive after linking verb BE

The infinitive after the linking verb BE is part of the compound nominal
predicate.

His aim was to help them.
Your duty is to study.

Infinitives after "how, what, where"
The infinitive as an object is often used after "how, what, who, whom, which,
when, where, whether", usually after the verbs "know, ask, tell, advise, explain,
show, decide, wonder, understand".

I don't know what to say.
I haven't decided yet whether to go there or not.

Infinitives after adjectives

The infinitive as an object is used after many adjectives and participles, for
example, after "able, afraid, amused, anxious, ashamed, astonished, careful,
delighted, determined, disappointed, eager, free, frightened, glad, grateful, happy,
interested, lucky, pleased, prepared, proud, ready, relieved, reluctant, sad, shocked,
sorry, surprised, terrified, willing".
This construction is often used to describe people's feelings in relation to the
action expressed by the infinitive.
She is afraid to go there alone.
We are ready to start.
The infinitives "to hear, to see, to learn, to discover, to find" are often used
after the adjectives "glad, happy, delighted, disappointed, surprised, sorry".
She was glad to hear that.
I was surprised to learn that she had quit her job.

Infinitives as attributes

The infinitive as an attribute always stands after the noun (or indefinite
pronoun) that it modifies. For example:

Can you give me a book to read?
I have a lot of work to do today.
Infinitives as attributes are used after many nouns, for example, after "ability,
advice, attempt, capacity, chance, command, decision, desire, eagerness, effort,
excuse, failure, intention, invitation, necessity, need, offer, opportunity, order,
permission, power, promise, reason, recommendation, refusal, reluctance, right, time,
way, willingness, wish".
Her ability to memorize words is amazing.
I have no intention to work there.

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