1.) identify the underlined phrase in the following sentence: i wanted to learn about the revolution in egypt. (underlined phrase is "to learn")
a. prepositional
b. appositive
c. gerund
d. infinitive
2.) identify the underlined phrase in the following sentence: my neighbor, lisa, sure does love her pets. (underlined phrase is "lisa")
a. prepositional
b. appositive
c. gerund
d. infinitive

For number 1, the phrase "to learn" is

d. infinitive

For number 2, "Lisa" is:

b. appositive

Explanation:

The infinitive can be defined as the basic form of a verb. It is a form with no inflections - no changes due to a relationship with a subject-  that normally comes preceded by "to". In the sentence "I wanted to learn about the revolution in Egypt", the phrase "to learn" is an infinitive that functions as the object of the verb "wanted".

Appositives are nouns or noun phrases that rename another noun next to it.  In the sentence "My neighbor, Lisa, sure does love her pets," "Lisa" is an appositive, since it is renaming the noun "neighbor". "Lisa" comes between commas because the speaker thinks it is non-essential information. It is not crucial for the listener to know it is Lisa who loves pets. Just knowing it is a neighbor is enough. If it were essential information, no commas would have been used.

- "there are several movements that doris lessing was associated with. first of all, communism. she pursued her communist beliefs and included them in her writing, and was also a member of several communist book clubs. she is also strongly associated with feminism, her fight for equality and women's rights.

doris lessing is the kind of writer who has followers, not just readers. they have been engaged to her chiefly because of her involvement in major problems, such as politics and woman-ism."