This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Forms > Infinitive – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Infinitive Quiz 11 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I love ..... out with my friends every weekend. Fill in the gerund. A) Going. B) Go. C) To go. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Going. 2. What is the red phrase? I really wanted to know my parts of speech after I took that class ~ in spite of the paralyzing terror. A) Infinitive phrase. B) Prepositional phrase. C) Participle phrase. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infinitive phrase. 3. How is the infinitive acting? The Constitution was written to provide the boundaries of American rights and laws A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Noun. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. 4. What is the function of the infinitive phrase in this sentence? The hospital chaplain stopped to say hello to Maggie after her operation. A) Direct Object. B) Subject. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Object. 5. What is the function of the verbal in the following sentence? To go swimming in the dead of winter is a silly idea. A) Subject. B) Adverb. C) Direct object. D) Adjective. E) Subject complement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 6. What is the function of the infinitive in the sentence below? Sandy jogs to stay in shape. A) Adverb. B) Adjective. C) Noun-DO. D) Noun-PN. E) Noun-Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverb. 7. Which of the following is the participle or participial phrase? My extreme hunger was not satisfied by the burned brownies that my mother made. A) Burned brownies. B) That my mother made. C) My extrememe hunger. D) Was not satisfied by the. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Burned brownies. 8. How is the infinitive acting? Please write the numbers to win the lottery on this form A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective. 9. What is the infinitive in the sentence? When I play racquetball, I play to win. A) I play. B) When I play. C) To win. D) I play to win. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To win. 10. Identify the infinitive phrase in the following sentence:I remembered to ask my mother about going to the party. A) Going to the party. B) To ask my mother. C) To the party. D) Remember to ask. E) To ask my mother about going to the party. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) To ask my mother about going to the party. 11. What is the function of the infinitive in the sentence below? To complete the math problem, you divide by x. A) Noun-DO. B) Noun-Subject. C) Adverb. D) Adjective. E) Noun-PN. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 12. Identify the infinitive: "Do you want me to show you some? " I asked. A) Do you. B) Want me. C) To show. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To show. 13. Identify the infinitive phrase:I didn't know which steps to start with at practice. A) Didn't know. B) Which steps. C) To start with at practice. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To start with at practice. 14. How is the infinitive being used in the sentence? To exercise is one of my goals this semester. A) Verb. B) Subject of the sentence (noun). C) Direct object (noun). D) Object of the preposition (noun). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject of the sentence (noun). 15. What is the infinitive in the sentence? -I need to watch the game. A) No infinitive. B) I need. C) The game. D) To watch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To watch. 16. Infinitive or Preposition? I'm at a payphone trying to call home. A) Infinitive. B) Preposition. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infinitive. 17. How is the infinitive phrase being used? I love to read in bed at night. A) Adverb. B) Adjective. C) Direct Object (noun). D) Subject (noun). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Direct Object (noun). 18. In the following sentence, what purpose does the infinitive phrase serve? A) Direct object. B) Subject. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject. 19. Does the following sentence contain an infinitive, past participle, or present participle? Jonathan has felt sick this week. A) Infinitive. B) Past participle. C) Present participle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past participle. 20. Is the "infinitive phrase" a subject, direct object, or none? :To be myself is the best advice I have been given. A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) None. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 21. What is the function of the infinitive in the sentence below? Colin hopes to be a good friend to everyone. A) Noun-DO. B) Adverb. C) Noun-PN. D) Noun-Subject. E) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun-DO. 22. How is the infinitive being used in the sentence? Roberto went home early to rest. A) Subject of the sentence (noun). B) Telling why he WENT (adverb). C) Describing home (adjective). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Telling why he WENT (adverb). 23. What is the infinitive in the sentence? -She is going to meet her parents after school. A) No infinitive. B) Is going. C) After school. D) To meet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To meet. 24. Which one (in red) is the infinitive? My poor friend never succeeded in his fight to triumph over punctuation and capitalization, and so he had to be sent to a conventions camp. A) To triumph. B) To a conventions camp. C) There is no infinitive. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To triumph. 25. Which sentence contains an infinitive or infinitive phrase? A) Robin Hood stole from the rich and gave to the poor. B) After I master the basics, I'll train for yoga instructing. C) At that point, it is probably better to work with a yoga instructor. D) The clothing is in the box. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At that point, it is probably better to work with a yoga instructor. 26. What is the infinitive/infinitive phrase in the following sentence? The way to please your parents is by obeying at all times. A) The way to please. B) To please your parents. C) By obeying. D) At all times. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To please your parents. 27. Which one is the infinitive phrase? I sent an email to him, wishing him well. A) To him. B) Wishing him well. C) There is no infinitive. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There is no infinitive. 28. I hurried to finish my assignment in English class before the bell. A) Noun (subject). B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) Noun (direct object). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 29. Find the infinitive in each sentence.In the past, John was terrified to play the tuba in front of people. A) In the past,. B) To play the tuba. C) John was terrified. D) In front of people. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To play the tuba. 30. Is the "infinitive phrase" a subject, direct object, or none? :People sometimes would like to change the weather, but, of course, they can't. A) Direct object. B) Subject. C) None. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct object. 31. Which is an infinitive phrase? A) To run to the park. B) To the store. C) To Pizza Hut. D) To school. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To run to the park. 32. The snowball was thrown at the kid. (identify the infinitve phrase) A) Was thrown. B) The snowball. C) There is no infinitive phrase. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There is no infinitive phrase. 33. Infinitives can be: A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) All of the above. E) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 34. *Identify the infinitive in each sentence.Sandra's deepest desire was to perform. A) Sandra's deepest. B) Deepest desire. C) To perform. D) Was to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To perform. 35. Is the "infinitive phrase" a subject, direct object, or none? :Colin hopes to be a good friend to everyone. A) Direct object. B) Subject. C) None. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct object. 36. Identify the infinitive phrase: A) Do you. B) Want me. C) To show you some. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To show you some. 37. *Identify the infinitive in each sentence.Carlton and James hope to go last. A) Carlton and James. B) Hope to. C) Go last. D) To go. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To go. 38. Which of the following is the participle or participial phrase? A) The poor animals. B) Abandoned by their owners. C) Quickly found new homes. D) After they were rescued. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abandoned by their owners. 39. Choose the sentene that is written correctly. A) What do you do to stay alive?. B) What do you do stay alive?. C) What do you do in order stay alive?. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What do you do to stay alive?. 40. What is the infinitive? To get a B on the next test is her objective. A) To get a B on the next test. B) To get a B. C) To get. D) To get a B on the next test is her objective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To get. 41. Add an infinitive phrase to the following sentence:April bought eighty lottery tickets ..... A) With the hopes of winning. B) At the local convenience store. C) And gave them to her grandmother. D) To increase her chances of winning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To increase her chances of winning. 42. What is an infinitive phrase? A) An infinitive phrase is a phrase that speaks to you in your Emo phase. B) An infinitive phrase is a group of words that includes an infinitive and other words that complete its meaning. C) An infinitive phrase is another verb that may function as a noun. It may also function as an adjective or an adverb. D) An infinitive phrase is a prepositional phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An infinitive phrase is a group of words that includes an infinitive and other words that complete its meaning. 43. *Identify the infinitive in each sentence.When Cathy's arms got tired, Robert decided to row. A) When Cathy's. B) To row. C) Decided to. D) Arms got. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To row. 44. How is the infinitive being used in the sentence? I don't know which film to recommend. A) Noun. B) Adverb. C) Adjective. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective. 45. What is the function of the infinitive in this sentence? Everyone wants to enjoy life. A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun. 46. Which of the following is an infinitive phrase? A) With my friends. B) To stay in shape. C) To the local thrift shop. D) To the store. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To stay in shape. 47. The dogs like to play. (identify the infinitive phrase) A) The dogs. B) To play. C) Dogs like. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To play. 48. Find the infinitive in each sentence.Being stranded in the blizzard, all Kira wanted was to survive. A) Being stranded. B) In the blizzard,. C) All Kira wanted was. D) To survive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To survive. 49. Which of the following is not an infinitive? A) To visualize. B) To understand. C) To wonder. D) To Austin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To Austin. 50. Identify the infinitive phrase-You can't expect me to b e fine A) To be. B) Can't expect me. C) You can't expect me to be fine. D) To be fine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To be fine. 51. The infinitive in "Gasping for breath, the swimmer raced to the surface" is a ..... A) None. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) None. 52. In the following sentence, the gerund is used as ..... The football team practices tackling . A) Object of the verb. B) Object of the preposition. C) Subject of the verb. D) Predicate nominative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Object of the verb. 53. What is the infinitive in this sentence? Dad drives the car to work. A) Work. B) Dad. C) Drives. D) Car. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drives. 54. What is the red phrase? I drove to the store to buy milk at midnight. A) Infinitive phrase. B) Prepositional phrase. C) Participle phrase. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prepositional phrase. 55. Identify the infinitive phrase in the following sentence.To multiply big numbers in her head is my sister's special talent. A) To multiply big numbers. B) To multiply. C) Multiply big numbers in her head. D) To multiply big numbers in her head. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To multiply big numbers in her head. 56. Is the "infinitive phrase" a subject, direct object, or none? I wish she could have talked to me about the problem. A) Direct object. B) Subject. C) None. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) None. 57. Find the sentence that contains the infinitive phrase A) Dogs love eating and lying around. B) Cats love to eat and sound like pigs. C) Pigs like a good mud bath. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cats love to eat and sound like pigs. 58. What is the underlined infinitive acting as? The day to sleep in is Saturday. A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective. 59. What is the infinitive? :To take a cruise in the Caribbean would be wonderful. A) To take a cruise in the Caribbean. B) To take a cruise. C) To take a cruise in the Caribbean would be wonderful. D) To take. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To take. 60. Identify the infinitive phrase:After doing my best to teach her for three weeks, I gave up. A) Doing my best. B) To teach her for three weeks. C) Gave up. D) None of above. 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