Question
Which sentences have the infinitives correctly underlined? Check all that apply.
We’ve always wanted to jump from a plane.
Selling the car to pay for our daughter’s education is our only option.
She wanted to buy the dress and give it to me tonight.
Although the issue was presented to the board, members have not yet voted on it.
The players on the soccer team wanted to win.
We’ve always wanted to jump from a plane.
Selling the car to pay for our daughter’s education is our only option.
She wanted to buy the dress and give it to me tonight.
Although the issue was presented to the board, members have not yet voted on it.
The players on the soccer team wanted to win.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The sentences with the infinitives correctly underlined are:
1. We’ve always wanted **to jump** from a plane.
2. She wanted **to buy** the dress and **to give** it to me tonight.
3. The players on the soccer team wanted **to win**.
The other sentences do not contain infinitives, or they do not have the infinitives correctly identified. Specifically, "Selling the car to pay for our daughter’s education is our only option." uses "to pay" as a gerund phrase, and "Although the issue was presented to the board, members have not yet voted on it." does not contain any infinitives.
1. We’ve always wanted **to jump** from a plane.
2. She wanted **to buy** the dress and **to give** it to me tonight.
3. The players on the soccer team wanted **to win**.
The other sentences do not contain infinitives, or they do not have the infinitives correctly identified. Specifically, "Selling the car to pay for our daughter’s education is our only option." uses "to pay" as a gerund phrase, and "Although the issue was presented to the board, members have not yet voted on it." does not contain any infinitives.
Related Questions
On a recent ski trup to Vermont, Mr Backman wanted to beat Mr S's ski jump recor. Mr B left the ski...
.
Check all that apply.
Which THREE sentences use verbs correctly?
Some of the flowers is d...
How could you correctly combine the first three sentences of the passage below to add variety? Check...
Which sentences include infinitives? Check all that apply.
We always believed we had the ability...