Question

How is the infinitive phrase used in the sentence?

The best route to take from here is through town.









A.
noun as subject







B.
adjective







C.
adverb







D.
noun as predicate nominative

Answer 1

because it ends with an noun

Answer 2

I really don't think that it is predicative nominative.
\(\normalsize\color{blue}{ \rm "route~~to~~take" }\) is the subject.

The best route to take from here is \(\normalsize\color{red}{ \rm through~~town }\).
would be predicative nominative.

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predicative nominative examples:
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We are the \(\normalsize\color{blue}{ \rm ones }\) who help.
They are the \(\normalsize\color{blue}{ \rm people }\) who fanned me so far.
Zarkon is a \(\normalsize\color{blue}{ \rm moderator }\) on this site.

Answer 3

\(\normalsize\color{royalblue}{ \rm predicative~~nominative }\) is the noun that describes, not the one that is being described.