The verb is PLANS.
The infinitive, TO VISIT, acts as a noun and is the direct object of the verb.
Whats the verbs in this sentence?
Betty plans to visit California this summer.
2 answers
Hmmm. Seems to me that the infinitive phrase
to visit California
acts as a noun. It has its own direct object.
to visit California
acts as a noun. It has its own direct object.