Select the letter of the term that identifies the function of the
phrase in parentheses in the following sentence:
One goal is (to see potato-starch food boxes rather than Styrofoam
ones).
a. adjective e. object of a preposition
b. adverb f. direct object
c. subject g. indirect object
d. predicate nominative h. appositive
To determine the function of the phrase in parentheses in the sentence "One goal is (to see potato-starch food boxes rather than Styrofoam ones)," we need to understand the roles of different parts of speech.
In this sentence, the phrase in parentheses "to see potato-starch food boxes rather than Styrofoam ones" is functioning as a noun phrase. It is acting as the predicate nominative, which renames or describes the subject "One goal."
Therefore, the correct choice for the letter of the term that identifies the function of the phrase in parentheses is d. predicate nominative.