Question

Identify the infinitive phrase in the sentence below. I have never seen an eagle soar.
a. seen an eagle
b. soar
c. no infinitive User: Identify the infinitive phrase in the sentence below. The name "Yellowstone" is thought to come from the Native Americans who named the area for its yellow cliffs.
a. for its yellow cliffs
c. to come from the Native Americans
b. who named the area
d. none of these

Answer 1

First sentence has c: no infinitive I have never seen an eagle soar.   Second sentence is c. to come from the Native Americans The name "Yellowstone" is thought to come from the Native Americans who named the area for its yellow cliffs.   Infinitive phrases starts with infinitives that is, “to” added by a simple verb and can be used as nouns, adjectives or adverbs. In the case of including a main clause in the sentence, infinitive phrase separates it with comma.