Which sentence has an infinitive phrase that functions as the subject?

After the rain, water travels from the ground to the roots of a plant.

Plants are adapted to take in moisture from the ground.

To convert sunlight and energy into food is the end result of photosynthesis.

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Erik

21 April, 00:09

Which sentence has an infinitive phrase that functions as the subject?

After the rain, water travels from the ground to the roots of a plant.

Plants are adapted to take in moisture from the ground.

To convert sunlight and energy into food is the end result of photosynthesis.

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Francis Green · Answer 1

The sentence that has an infinitive phrase that functions as the subject is the last one - To convert sunlight and energy into food is the end result of photosynthesis.

An infinitive is formed with the preposition to and any verb. For example: to play, to dance, to see, etc.

In the first sentence, to the roots is not an infinitive since roots is not a verb, but a noun.

In the second sentence, to take is indeed an infinitive, but it is not a subject.

Which sentence has an infinitive phrase that functions as the subject?After the rain, water travels from the ground to the roots of a plant.Plants are adapted to take in moisture from the ground.To convert sunlight and energy into food is the end result of photosynthesis.

Which sentence has an infinitive phrase that functions as the subject?

After the rain, water travels from the ground to the roots of a plant.

Plants are adapted to take in moisture from the ground.

To convert sunlight and energy into food is the end result of photosynthesis.