Question

Every effort is made to reduce both history andeconomics to a series of facts (pick out the infinitive)​

Answer 1

Answer:

to reduce

during infinitive it is given as "to" and the adjacent verb

Answer 2

The infinitive in the sentence "Every effort is made to reduce both history and economics to a series of facts" is:

to reduce

Infinitives and their examples:

• The infinitives are non-finite verbs.
• They can be easily identified in the sentence as they are mostly present with the word "to".
• They are non-finite because infinitives do not change with the change in the tense of the verb.
• As in this question "reduce" cannot become "reduced" or "reducing".
• Therefore the correct answer for the infinitive present in the sentence is "to reduce".