Question

What is the syntactic function of "to win the race" in the sentence below? "He tried to win the race."

• A. Adverbial phrase
• B. Noun phrase
• C. Infinitive phrase
• D. Gerund phrase

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Infinitive phrase

An infinitive phrase is a group of words that includes an infinitive and other words that modify it. Infinitive phrases can function as nouns, adjectives, or adverbs.