Choose the function of the italicized infinitive phrase. to you is my greatest desire

The italicized infinitive phrase “to help you” is functioning as the subject of the sentence. Infinitive phrases start with the infinitive (to+bare verb) and will be accompanied by an object, in this case the object is “you”. Infinitive phrases can act as nouns, adjectives or adverbs depending on what they modify. In this example, the infinitive phrase is acting as a noun since it is the subject of the sentence.

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explanation:

answer: a

explanation:

read the following excerpt from “greece” by oscar wilde.

the sea was sapphire [colored], and the sky

burned like a heated opal through the air;

we hoisted sail; the wind was blowing fair

for the blue lands that to the eastward lie.

which words does the poet include to the reader visualize the scene?

“the sea was sapphire”

“through the air”

“was blowing fair”

“to the eastward lie”