Question

there is no greater violence than to deny the dreams of our children pick out infinitive
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Answer 1

The correct answer is: to deny.

• Here, in the given sentence, it has been mentioned to pick out the infinitive from the sentence. The given sentence is 'there is no greater violence than to deny the dreams of our children.'
• As we know, in the infinitive, there is a preposition 'to' with which the verb begins or starts. The verb following the preposition 'to' is in its simple form of participle.
• The infinitive, in the given sentence, is 'to deny'. Here in the infinitive 'to deny', starts with the preposition 'to' and then the verb is in its simple form.
• Hence, the correct infinitive is 'to deny'.

Answer 2

To deny

Infinitive verb:

• The infinitive verb is the base form of a verb with "to" before it.
• The "to" is a part of the verb when we employ an infinitive verb.
• In this, it is not operating as a preposition.
• The basic form of a verb is included in infinitives, but they do not function in the same way.
• The root word of a verb is its most base form.
• Without the "to", the verb alone is the root form.