Question

“To drive carefully” is an instance of:

• A. Participle phrase
• B. Gerund phrase
• C. Infinitive phrase
• D. Verb phrase

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Infinitive phrase

• "To drive" is an infinitive (base form of the verb preceded by "to").

• "Carefully" is an adverb modifying the verb "drive".

• Together, "to drive carefully" functions as a phrase that can act as a noun, adjective, or adverb depending on the sentence.

Example:

• "To drive carefully is important." → The phrase acts as the subject of the sentence (noun function).