Which of the following sentences contain a to-verb (infinitive) of purpose?
(A) Kabir got up at five to catch the early bus to Pune.
(B) My cousin Tanvi wants to become a pilot one day.
(C) Grandmother saved every coin for a year to buy a silver anklet for her granddaughter.
(D) The doctor advised Papa to walk for half an hour every evening.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A) and (C) only
(A) Kabir got up at five to catch the early bus to Pune. — Correct.
- A to-verb of purpose tells why someone does something.
- “To catch the early bus” tells why Kabir got up at five, so it is a to-verb of purpose.
(B) My cousin Tanvi wants to become a pilot one day. — Incorrect.
- “To become a pilot” tells what Tanvi wants. It is the object of “wants”, not a to-verb of purpose.
(C) Grandmother saved every coin for a year to buy a silver anklet for her granddaughter. — Correct.
- “To buy a silver anklet” tells why Grandmother saved every coin, so it is a to-verb of purpose.
(D) The doctor advised Papa to walk for half an hour every evening. — Incorrect.
- “To walk” tells what the doctor advised Papa to do. It does not tell why the doctor gave the advice.