Which term correctly identifies the underlined words in the sentence?

He used a dictionary to check his spelling.

A.
participial phrase

B.
participle

C.
infinitive

D.
infinitive phrase

Question

Which term correctly identifies the underlined words in the sentence? 

He used a dictionary to check his spelling.
	
	
 
A.
	participial phrase
	
 
B.
	participle
	
 
C.
	infinitive
	
 
D.
	infinitive phrase

anonymous · Answer

Their is no underlined word.

kitten_is_back · Answer

to check his spelling.

anonymous · Answer

What do you think?

kitten_is_back · Answer

c or a

anonymous · Answer

Actually it is one of them.

kitten_is_back · Answer

guess b ord theni

anonymous · Answer

Infinitive means to refer to a verb. The verb in the underlined part of the sentence is "check".

Participial Phrase means to use a adjective phrase to describe a noun.

The choices are either A or C, NOT B, and NOT D.

anonymous · Answer

@JackofallTradez : No direct answers.

jackofalltradez · Answer

I know that @GeniousCreation 
Don't assume because I'm typing, I'm giving a direct answer. I'm trying to help explain.

anonymous · Answer

I know. I was just giving you a heads up.

jackofalltradez · Answer

KK
I hate it when you're in the middle of explaining, and some random wingspan comes in a says the letter answer they think it is, and leave.
It's like a big 'F*** you'

jackofalltradez · Answer

and says*

anonymous · Answer

Lol. yeah, I really hate it when someone comes flying in just like how you describe it.

jackofalltradez · Answer

Ikr?

anonymous · Answer

@Kitten_is_back : Are you answering?

kitten_is_back · Answer

-_-  i think a

anonymous · Answer

Sorry, it's incorrect. So that leaves...

kitten_is_back · Answer

c

jackofalltradez · Answer

Wait, isn't it an infinitive phrase? Not just an infinitive?

kitten_is_back · Answer

?

jackofalltradez · Answer

@GeniousCreation 
An infinitive phrase will begin with an infinitive [to + simple form of the verb]. It will include objects and/or modifiers.

anonymous · Answer

Infinitive phrase is when a phrase consist of infinitives and several nouns and pronouns.  I think it is D. Like @JackofallTradez thinks.

kitten_is_back · Answer

?

anonymous · Answer

So @JackofallTradez : is the final decision D?

kitten_is_back · Answer

i am confused about my answer now -_

jackofalltradez · Answer

Actually, it's too short to be an infinitive phrase, right?

anonymous · Answer

I think it's D because the word "to" is the refering to a verb. Then the phrase also has "his" which is a pronoun and then "check" which is a verb. Then the word "spelling" is the noun.

jackofalltradez · Answer

Well, I would think the best answer to go with is D, then

kitten_is_back · Answer

okay