Question

Which term best describes the underlined words?

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A.
participial phrase

B.
gerund phrase

C.
infinitive phrase

Answer 1

I'd go with C because infinitive is to+verb.

Answer 2

\(\normalsize\color{royalblue}{ \rm GERUND~~PHRASES }\)

\(\normalsize\color{royalblue}{ \rm \underline{Doing }~math~hoemwork~without~any~help }\) might result in bad grades.
(where "doing" is the gerund)

Achievement is \(\normalsize\color{royalblue}{ \rm \underline{accomplishing }~something~that~you~couldn't~accompish~before }\).
(where "accomplishing" is the gerund)
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\(\normalsize\color{royalblue}{ \rm PARTICIPLE~~PHRASES }\)

The person \(\normalsize\color{royalblue}{ \rm \underline{helping }~you~do~your~English~homework }\) is me.
(where "helping" is the participle)

\(\normalsize\color{royalblue}{ \rm \underline{Astonished}~by~my~latex }\), everyone fanned me.
(where "astonished" is the participle)
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\(\normalsize\color{royalblue}{ \rm INFINITIVE~~PHRASES }\)

They wanted \(\normalsize\color{royalblue}{ \rm \underline{to~play}~basketball~yesterday~night }\), but the sport center was closed
(where "to play" is the infinitive)

I never intended \(\normalsize\color{royalblue}{ \rm \underline{to~hurt}~anyone's~feelings }\),iI just tried to follow the openstudy's policy.
(where "to hurt" is the infinitive)