Question

Pick out the infinitive from the following sentence. They like to go on long treks.​

Answer 1

Pick out the infinitive from the following sentence:

They like to go on long treks.

Answer: Infinitive - to go.

Explanation:

• The given sentence is ''They like to go on long treks.'', the infinitive is ''to go''.

• Infinitive phrases consist of infinitives such as to eat, to walk, to read, to write, etc.

• An infinitive is the form of two words. ''to + verb'' when ''to'' is attached to the verb then it is an infinitive.

• Here, ''to'' is no longer acts as a preposition rather it is the part of the verb.

• Sometimes it acts as a noun, adjective, and adverb in order to express an opinion.