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<span>In this sentence, the words "to sleep" are an D. infinitive phrase. This is because the words start with an infinitive to sleep, which takes the form of to + verb. It isn't an adjective, but a verb, so it cannot be a predicate adjective. It is a direct object, not an indirect one. It isn't a prepositional phrase, because it doesn't start with a preposition.</span>
The correct answer is A. "Simple enough; but this trade up and down the Atlantic coast was part of a much larger world system."
In this passage, the author is trying to explain how the world trade system worked in the 18th century. He starts with a small, local example to then expand the ne across the globe.