An infinitive phrase is a group of words introduced by "an infinitive", This group of words may function as a noun, adjective or adverb. In the following example the infinitive phrase is working as an adjective, since it modifies the noun "topic".
<em>The best </em><u><em>topic</em></u><em> </em><u><em>to write about</em></u><em> </em><em>is one you know well.</em>
<em> noun infinitive phrase</em>
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Does<span> not </span>do<span> away with all the article problems, but it reduces ... </span>This excerpt<span> contains nine errors in article and singular/plural noun </span>uses<span>.</span>
Answer: The time of economic prosperity in the history of United States was the time of 1920s. The time of unrest and civil disorder was 1950s and 1960s.
<u>Explanation:</u>
The time in the history of the United States was the time of 1920s and this decade was also known as the roaring 1920s because of the activities in this decade. This period was the time of mass production of consumer goods like radios, increased employment opportunities because of more demand in the market by the people and period of advancement and the prosperity in the country.
On the other hand, in the society 1950s and 1960s was the time period where there was unrest and civil disorder. The reason for this was the unrest created by the African Americans. They were fighting and protesting for their rights and to get their grievances solved. These decades were the time of warfare in the society of the United States of America.
I have found the excerpt and the choices from another source. I will paste them below:
<span>They laughed at his wild excess of speech, of feeling, and of gesture. They were silent before the maniac fury of his sprees, which occurred almost punctually every two months, and lasted two or three days. They picked him foul and witless from the cobbles, and brought him home . . . . And always they handled him with tender care, feeling something strange and proud and glorious lost in [him]. . . . He was a stranger to them: no one—not even Eliza—ever called him by his first name. He was—and remained thereafter—"Mister" Gant. . . .
</span>A. They spread gossip about his unusual conduct.
B. They consider him a talented man and good friend.
C. They think he is a bit peculiar, yet they revere him.
D. They worry about his excessive behaviors.
The excerpt would tell us that Oliver's neighbors (C) think he is a bit peculiar, yet they revere him.
We know that the neighbors think Oliver is peculiar or strange through the first half of the excerpt and from the line "he was a stranger to them". Despite this strangeness though, we can also infer that the neighbors revere or deeply respect him because they still "handled him with tender care".
