Infinitive Phrase

How is the underlined infinitive phrase being used in the following sentence? We need to plan carefully to execute the project successfully.

• Adjectival Infinitive Phrase

• Adverbial Infinitive Phrase

• noun (Direct Object)

Find the INFINITIVE PHRASE in the following sentence.

In the mall, we want to walk quickly to the food court.

• to walk quickly

• to the food court

• In the mall

Find the INFINITIVE PHRASE in the following sentence.

Preston wants to run for office in the next election.

• for office

• in the next election

• to run for office

Find the INFINITIVE PHRASE in the following sentence.

• to plant a tree

• in the front yard

• We tried to plant

Find the infinitive in the following sentence.

Jerry wanted to run all the way home.

• wanted to run

• all the way home

• to run

Find the infinitive in the following sentence. When Misty learned to drive, she took her little brother to the park on weekends.

• to the park

• to drive

• took her little brother

Find the infinitive in the following sentence. Mitchell did not want to go camping with his sister.

• to go

• with his sister

• did not want to go camping

Find the infinitive in the following sentence.

• was not allowed

• to play

• for band

Find the infinitive phrase:

My little brother Joey loves to play basketball inside the house.

• Joey

• to play basketball

• inside the house

• to play basketball inside the house

Why is an infinitive phrase called a verbal phrase?

• Because it functions as the verb in the sentence

• Because it has a verb in it

• Because it looks like a verb, but it does not function as a verb

• Because it shows the action of the sentence