Identify the underlined verbal or verbal phrase as a gerund, a participle, or an infinitive.

Question

The pygmy hippopotamus is an animal to be protected if the species is to last. With the underlined parts being "to be protected" and "to last"

Answer 1

In the phrases you provided, "to be protected" and "to last" are both examples of infinitives. An infinitive is the base form of a verb preceded by the word "to."

So:

• "to be protected" is an infinitive phrase.
• "to last" is also an infinitive phrase.