In the sentence "I want to sleep when I'm tired," the words "to sleep" are a/an

A. predicate adjective.
B. indirect object.
C. prepositional phrase.
D. infinitive phrase.



Answer :

W0lf93
In this sentence, the words "to sleep" are an D. infinitive phrase. This is because the words start with an infinitive to sleep, which takes the form of to + verb. It isn't an adjective, but a verb, so it cannot be a predicate adjective. It is a direct object, not an indirect one. It isn't a prepositional phrase, because it doesn't start with a preposition.