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Parts of Speech: Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitives — Quiz

Question 7 • English Language Arts 12

Read the sentence. The teenagers went to town to muse over whether going to college or to university was the better choice. Which part of the sentence is an infinitive?

Answer
A
to town
B
to muse
C
to college
D
to university

Explanation

An infinitive is the word “to” followed by a verb in its base form. In “to muse,” muse is a verb, so “to muse” is an infinitive. In “to town,” “to college,” and “to university,” to is followed by nouns, not verbs.

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