Question

The teenagers went to town to muse over whether going to college or to university was the better choice.which part of the sentence is an infinitive?to townto museto collegeto university

Answer 1

Answer: B) to muse

Explanation: An infinitive is a phrase that will have the word “to” followed by a verb. When we look at the possible answers for this question, the words “town,” “muse,” “college,” and “university.” At first glance all of the words appear to be nouns. However, “muse” can actually serve as both a noun and a verb, which is why this question was a bit tricky. As a noun, “muse” can mean a poet or one inspiring an artist. As a verb, “muse” can mean to think/ponder. If “muse” is serving as a verb, then, yes, the phrase “to muse” would be an infinitive.

Answer 2

Although it is usually relatively easy to spot an infinitive because of its form (the word TO + verb), sometimes you may be led to believe that any combination of TO and a word is an infinitive, which is not true - the word following TO has to be a verb. This is why to town, to college, to university are incorrect answers, because all of those words are nouns.
The correct answer is to muse.