Identify the following italicized word as a gerund, participle, or infinitive. the accountant desires to be honest rather than rich. what is the type of verbal:

In the sentence “The accountant desires to be honest rather than rich”, the type of verbal is “infinitive”. The infinitive form of a verb is preceded by the preposition “to” which in this case is “to be”.  

A gerund is a verbal acting as a noun and it is form by “verb+ing”. A participle is a verbal acting as an adjective and it is formed by past form of verb. So in this case the only answer that applies is “infinitive”

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which answer best describes the interaction between the elements mentioned in the excerpt?

b. an individual influencing an idea!

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the correct answer is:   [d]:   " diagram "   .

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