Question

Underline each infinitive phrase:
1. When a hermit crab grows too large for its shell, it searches for another shell to occupy.
2. If a crab loses a leg, it is able to regenerate, or grow another.
3. Eyes perched high on stalks, allow ghost crab to watch for prey while the rest of its body is buried in sand.
4. On the other hand, you might need a twelve-foot-long ruler to measure an adult giant spider crab.
5. The pea crab is tiny enough to live inside the shell of a live oyster.
6. Because the giant spider crab normally lives at depths of around 1, 200 feet, divers are rarely able to observe this amazing creature.
7. You might be surprised to find that some crabs are not crabs at all.
8. Many people assume horseshoe crabs to be crustaceans, but they are actually relatives of spiders and scorpions.
9. These creatures appear to have changed little since prehistoric times.
10. They were already ancient animals when dinosaurs began to prowl the earth.
11. Scientists hope the horseshoe crab will be able to survive for another 360 million years.

Answer 1

1. When a hermit crab grows too large for its shell, it searches for another shell to occupy.

2. If a crab loses a leg, it is able to regenerate, or grow another.

3. Eyes perched high on stalks, allow ghost crab to watch for prey while the rest of its body is buried in sand.

4. On the other hand, you might need a twelve-foot-long ruler to measure an adult giant spider crab.

5. The pea crab is tiny enough to live inside the shell of a live oyster.

6. Because the giant spider crab normally lives at depths of around 1, 200 feet, divers are rarely able to observe this amazing creature.

7. You might be surprised to find that some crabs are not crabs at all.

8. Many people assume horseshoe crabs to be crustaceans, but they are actually relatives of spiders and scorpions.

9. These creatures appear to have changed little since prehistoric times.

10. They were already ancient animals when dinosaurs began to prowl the earth.

11. Scientists hope the horseshoe crab will be able to survive for another 360 million years.