The answer is D. The infinitive in that sentence is, "to run."
An infinitive is to + a verb. Infinitive do not contain -ed, -ing, nor -s. They can be used as nouns, adjectives, or adverbs.
C.Your enemy’s servants and your servants were fighting before I showed up.
In this quote, Benvolio is talking to Lord and Lady Montague. The word adversary means enemy or the person against another. In this case, the Motague's adversaries, or enemies, are the Capulet's. He is saying that the Montague's enemies and servants were fighting. The word "ere" is short for before. It allows Shakespeare to have the correct number of syllables to keep the iambic pentameter since ere only has 1 syllable, but before has 2 syllables.
Answer: The focus on the role of gossip in the novel.
A : the supernatural “they averred that the symbol was not mere Scarlet cloth tinged in an earthly dye pot, <u>but was red hot with infernal fire”.</u>
