The verb 'TRY': Transitive or Intransitive [duplicate]

In comments John Lawler wrote:

Yes, clauses, like infinitive clauses, gerund clauses, that-clauses, and wh-clauses, can be direct objects of certain verbs. Each verb is different. Try can take a noun or pronoun object (He never tried that before), a gerund object (He tried waterskiing and didn't like it), or an infinitive object, as you point out. There is a minor usage difference between the gerund and infinitive complements of try, though.

And also:

Although, come to think of it, there is no real semantic difference between the complement of try, which describes what the attempt is supposed to accomplish, and a real infinitive of purpose. Try means 'purpose'.