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Identify the italicized word or phrase.

The president is about to "speak".
participle
infinitive
verb phrase

User Beefyhalo
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The answer is:

Infinitive

User Zamnuts
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The answer is: infinitive.

An infinitive verb does not possess any inflection that indicates a particular tense. It usually follows "to."

The rest of the options are incorrect because the participle of speak is spoken and a verb phrase contains a main verb, or a main verb plus auxiliaries or modal verbs. The verb in a verb phrase indicates the type of clause, such as declarative or imperative.

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