Which sentence includes an infinitive used as a direct object?
A) As a new faculty member, Susan wanted to succeed.
B) To win requires an enormous effort from our team.
C) Golnesa’s career goal, to write, was never quite met.
D) The principal of the school is the individual to notify.

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Answer: A) As a new faculty member, Susan wanted to succeed.  

Explanation: an infinitive is the basic form of a verb, without an inflection binding it to a particular subject or tense. A direct object is the part of the sentence that receives the action from the verb. From the given options, the sentence that includes an infinitive used as a direct object is the corresponding to option A: as a new faculty member, Susan wanted to succeed, the direct object is "to succeed."