The correct answer to the question stated above is to protect the eggs. An infinitive phrase uses the word "to" as an indicator. Therefore, the words which <span>identify the beginning of an infinitive phrase in this sentence is the phrase with "to" in it. </span>
Because of the seven years war (usually called French and Indian war in U.S. history books, but it was a global conflict) the British government was highly indebted and had to pay back the money.