Read the sentence. craving a more cosmopolitan lifestyle, the rural students were excited to travel to the city. the underlined phrase is a(n) article. gerund. infinitive. pronoun.

C). Infinitive.

Explanation:

As per the question, the underlined phrase(assumed as 'to travel to the city') exemplifies an infinitive which is illustrated as the basic form of the verb without any modulation links it to the tense or the specific subject(noun or pronoun). Infinitives usually begin with 'to' and function as an adjective, adverb, direct or indirect object, etc.

In the given sentence, the underlined phrase('to travel to the city') is functioning as an infinitive phrase beginning with 'to' that serves to modify the verb. Therefore, it is acting as an adverb in the sentence. Thus, option C is the correct answer.

a. both connotative and denotative.

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