read the sentence.\nwriters use verbal phrases containing gerunds, infinitives, and participles to add…
read the sentence.\nwriters use verbal phrases containing gerunds, infinitives, and participles to add variety and interest to their writing.\nwhat type of phrase is the underlined phrase in the sentence?\n○ a gerund phrase\n○ an infinitive phase\n○ a participial phase\n○ a prepositional phrase
Answer
Brief Explanations:
To determine the type of the underlined phrase "to add variety and interest to their writing", we analyze each option:
- A gerund phrase starts with a gerund (verb + -ing acting as a noun), but this phrase starts with "to" + verb, so not a gerund phrase.
- An infinitive phrase is formed by "to" + base form of a verb. Here, "to add" is "to" + the verb "add", so this matches the structure of an infinitive phrase.
- A participial phrase starts with a participle (present: verb + -ing, past: verb + -ed/irregular), which is not the case here.
- A prepositional phrase starts with a preposition (like in, on, at) followed by a noun/pronoun, but "to" here is part of the infinitive, not a preposition in a prepositional phrase context.
Answer:
B. an infinitive phrase (Note: Assuming the second option's "phase" is a typo and should be "phrase", the correct option is the one labeled as "an infinitive phrase" among the choices, likely the second option in the list.)