Question

lesson 6 infinitive phrases introduction an infinitive phrase is made up of an infinitive and the words that complete its meaning. an infinitive phrase may include nouns, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, and other words and phrases. in the sentence below, the infinitive phrase is made up of the infinitive to travel and the prepositional phrase to other planets. for years, people have wanted to travel to other planets. like an infinitive, an infinitive phrase can function as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb. function example noun as subject to reach even the nearest planet requires traveling for several years. noun as direct object still, many people would love to go there. noun as predicate nominative one of the oldest dreams is to understand the universe. adjective modifying noun unmanned spacecraft have given us a tool to explore distant parts of our solar system. adverb modifying an adjective someday it may be possible to go to mars. guided practice underline the infinitive phrase in each sentence. write subject, direct object, predicate nominative, adjective, or adverb to tell how the infinitive phrase functions. hint remember: an adjective tells \what kind.\ an adverb tells \how\ or \why.\ a predicate nominative follows a linking verb. a direct object follows an action verb. 1 in 1865, jules verne wrote a novel to tell a funny story about space travel. 2 verne liked to imagine what would happen in the future. 3 verne predicted that the united states would be the first country to send people to the moon. 4 one effect of space travel would be to experience a type of weightlessness. 5 to splash down in the ocean was a way that astronauts might return from the moon.

Explanation:

1. In "In 1865, Jules Verne wrote a novel to tell a funny story about space travel", "to tell a funny story about space travel" is an adverb as it tells the reason (why) Verne wrote the novel.
2. In "Verne liked to imagine what would happen in the future", "to imagine what would happen in the future" is a direct - object as it follows the action verb "liked".
3. In "Verne predicted that the United States would be the first country to send people to the moon", "to send people to the moon" is an adjective modifying the noun "country".
4. In "One effect of space travel would be to experience a type of weightlessness", "to experience a type of weightlessness" is a predicate nominative as it follows the linking verb "be".
5. In "To splash down in the ocean was a way that astronauts might return from the moon", "To splash down in the ocean" is a subject as it is the doer of the action in the sentence.

Answer:

1. to tell a funny story about space travel, adverb
2. to imagine what would happen in the future, direct object
3. to send people to the moon, adjective
4. to experience a type of weightlessness, predicate nominative
5. To splash down in the ocean, subject