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ll.7 identify infinitives and infinitive phrases
select the infinitive or infinitive phrase.
a market research firm is conducting a three - day poll over landlines and cell phones to measure
americans interest in soccer.
An infinitive is formed by the word "to" followed by a verb. An infinitive phrase includes the infinitive and any modifiers or complements. In the given sentence, "to measure" is the infinitive (the base - form verb "measure" with the "to" marker). "To measure Americans' interest in soccer" is the infinitive phrase as it includes the infinitive "to measure" and its complement "Americans' interest in soccer".
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The infinitive is "to measure" and the infinitive phrase is "to measure Americans' interest in soccer".