Question

​Identify the infinitive phrase and its use in the sentence below.

To speak clearly is essential to being understood.

1.Infinitive phrase:
A.is essential
B.To speak clearly
C.being understood
D.to being understood

2.Being used as a(n) _______.
A.adverb
B.adjective
C.object noun
D.subject noun

Answer 1

your opinion about it?

Answer 2

1. is B but im not sure about 2.

Answer 3

yes, #1 is B

Answer 4

is 2. adverb?

Answer 5

the word \(\normalsize\color{royalblue}{ \rm being }\) can eb either noun or verb.

"your \(\normalsize\color{royalblue}{ \rm being }\) understood", in this case it is a noun.

essential to what? to being understood.
(note\(\normalsize\color{royal blue}{ \bf : }\) this question, "essential to what?" must be answered with a noun)

Answer 6

eliminate which options?

Answer 7

subject noun?

Answer 8

you are eliminating the non-noun options, at first.
So you are left with C and D (for #2)

Answer 9

now, lets make it simpler:

Answer 10

To speak clearly is essential to \(\normalsize\color{royalblue}{ \rm being~understood }\).

Observation is essential to \(\normalsize\color{royalblue}{ \rm science }\).

Answer 11

In this case is \(\normalsize\color{royalblue}{ \rm science }\) a subject noun or an object noun?

Answer 12

subject noun?

Answer 13

\(\normalsize\color{royalblue}{ \rm " is "}\) is the verb.

The observation \(\normalsize\color{royalblue}{ \rm is }\)! (So observation is performing the verb's action. I.E. \(\normalsize\color{royalblue}{ \rm " Observation "}\) is the subject of the sentence.

Answer 14

wel, really the full verb is \(\normalsize\color{royalblue}{ \rm is~essential}\), but you get the point of this reply

Answer 15

Now, the reciever of this verb, of \(\normalsize\color{royalblue}{ \rm " is~essential "}\), is the "\(\normalsize\color{royalblue}{ \rm " science "}\)

Answer 16

So it would be used as an object noun, not subject noun.

Answer 17

so that means to speak clearly is subject noun?

Answer 18

@SolomonZelman

Answer 19

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Answer 20

To speak clearly is essential to \(\normalsize\color{royalblue}{ \rm being}\) understood.

\(\normalsize\color{royalblue}{ \rm being}\) is used as an object noun.

Answer 21

\(\normalsize\color{royalblue}{ \rm To~speak~clearly}\) is a full subject here

Answer 22

But the only 2 things you need for the assignment purposes are:
\(\normalsize\color{royalblue}{ \rm To~speak~clearly}\) is the infinitive phrase.
\(\normalsize\color{royalblue}{ \rm being}\) is used as an object noun.

Answer 23

oh ok thnx

Answer 24

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