Asked by nazir

Read the sentence below:



“To finish the project on time was the team’s main goal.”



Which revision BEST changes the verbal phrase so that it performs a different sentence function while maintaining the original meaning?

A.
The team’s main goal was finishing the project on time.

B.
The team wanted to finish the project on time.

C.
Finishing the project on time was the team’s main goal.

D.
The team’s main goal was to finish the project on time.

E.
The team’s main goal, finishing the project on time, motivated them to work harder.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
D

The original infinitive phrase ("To finish the project on time") functions as the subject. Option D retains the original meaning but moves the infinitive into a predicate nominative ("The team’s main goal was to finish the project on time"), so the verbal phrase performs a different sentence function.