Read the following sentence:

my ultimate goal as a swimmer is to compete at the national level.

which of the following correctly describes the verbal and its function in this sentence?

swimmer is a gerund describing the goal
swimmer is a gerund describing the speaker
to compete is an adjectival infinitive
to compete is a nominal infinitive

Your answer would be that to compete is a nominal infinitive.

Explanation:

The infinitive phrase to compete is nominal infinitive. This means that it acts as a noun in the sentence. Nominal infinitive phrases can be the subject of a sentence, the direct object, the object of a preposition, or a predicate nominative. In the sentence above, this nominal infinitive phrase functions as predicate nominative as it completes the linking verb (is) and renames the subject (my ultimate goal as a swimmer).

D, To compete is a nominal infinitive

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explanation:

the answer would be: it explains that at least one son must join the church

the expression ''as the tithe of his sons'' indicates how his father intended for at least one of his sons to serve the church. this phrase demonstrates that his father offered him as a last resort since none of his brothers chose to serve the church.

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