the sun rise. vs the sun rose.

[Watie]

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #261 "Irregular Verbs Test (9)", question 10

I left my house at 5 am yesterday because I wanted to watch the sun ..........

(a) rise
(b) rose
(c) risen

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #261 "Irregular Verbs Test (9)", answer 10

I left my house at 5 am yesterday because I wanted to watch the sun rise.

Correct answer: (a) rise

Your answer was: incorrect
I left my house at 5 am yesterday because I wanted to watch the sun rose.
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Isn't it 'rises'? ...I wanted to watch the sun rises.
Thanks.

[Mister Micawber]

No, the finite verb is 'want'; 'watch and 'rise' are both non-finite:

She wants / wanted / will want to watch the sun rise.
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[Watie]

Although there is a subject 'the sun'..

Thank you for explaining this.

[Aiken]

Dear teachers,

I would like to ask that is the word "rise" here a noun?

Thanks in advance.
Aiken
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[Mister Micawber]

No, in the test sentence, it is a verb. The noun is a single word: 'sunrise'.
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