Question

pick out the infinitive from the given sentence. He began to paint from the age of twelve.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

indifinite - to paint.........

Answer 2

He began to paint from the age of twelve.

Explanation:

• The infinitive in the given sentence is to paint.

• Infinitive is always situated with the word "to".  
• Here, in this sentence paint is the verb, and "to" is used just before it. This format of to-infinitive is the most common one.

• Infinitives are sometimes used as a subject of a finite verb.  Adjectives are also followed by an active infinitive.