This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Forms > Infinitive – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Infinitive Quiz 12 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How is the infinitive phrase being used? Mrs. Smith finished shopping and then drove home to prepare supper. A) Adjective (describing home). B) Subject (noun). C) Direct object (noun). D) Adverb (telling why she drove). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adverb (telling why she drove). 2. What is the present participle in this sentence? I am going to the concert. A) I. B) Concert. C) To. D) Am going. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Am going. 3. *Identify the infinitive in each sentence.He had a research report to write. A) To write. B) He had. C) A research. D) Report to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To write. 4. What three parts of speech can infinitives be? A) Noun, adjective, preposition. B) Noun, verb, adjective. C) Noun, adjective, adverb. D) Verb, adjective, adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Noun, adjective, adverb. 5. Identify the infinitive phrase:Sometimes I get up to move with the music, but June never does. A) I get up. B) To move with the music. C) With the music. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To move with the music. 6. What is the red phrase? I really wanted to know what happened after I left the party last night. A) Infinitive phrase. B) Prepositional phrase. C) Participle phrase. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infinitive phrase. 7. What is the function of the infinitive in this sentence? I turned my face to avoid him. A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 8. In the following sentence, the gerund is used as ..... His plan to survive was faking his death. A) Subject of the verb. B) Object of the verb. C) Object of the preposition. D) Predicate nominative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Predicate nominative. 9. To get better grades was my ultimate goal. A) Noun (subject). B) Adverb. C) Adjective. D) Noun (direct object). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun (subject). 10. Identify the infinitive-I gave you my jacket to borrow A) I gave. B) To borrow. C) My jacket. D) Gave you. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To borrow. 11. Which is not an infinitive? A) To sing. B) To throw. C) To eat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 12. Find the infinitive. (Infinitive = to + a verb)Confronted by nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs, all I wanted was to survive. A) Confronted by. B) Nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. C) All I wanted was. D) To survive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To survive. 13. Identify the infinitive phrase in the following sentence.Let's get together to watch old Laurel and Hardy movies. A) Let's get together. B) To watch old Laurel and Hardy movies. C) To watch. D) To watch old. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To watch old Laurel and Hardy movies. 14. Determine whether the infinitive phrase is used as a noun, adjective, or adverb.To train for the marathon will take about six months. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Noun (direct object). D) Noun (subject). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Noun (direct object). 15. In the following sentence, what purpose does the infinitive phrase serve? To smile at others brings joy to yourself. A) Noun. B) Adverb. C) Adjective. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun. 16. What is the function of the verbal in the following sentence? During the tornado warning I managed to stay calm. A) Subject. B) Adverb. C) Subject complement. D) Direct Object. E) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Direct Object. 17. Identify the infinitive ..... After school, June and I like to walk home together. A) Like. B) Home. C) To walk. D) After school. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To walk. 18. Which one is the infinitive phrase? The wild cat gave birth to her kittens in our tool shed. A) To her kittens. B) In our tool shed. C) There is no infinitive. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There is no infinitive. 19. What is the red phrase? We all knew it should have been easy to follow the directions, but still the teacher's evil eye made our knees shake. A) Infinitive phrase. B) Prepositional phrase. C) Participle phrase. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infinitive phrase. 20. What is the function of this infinitive? To refuse was not an option, so we agreed with their demands. A) Adverb. B) Object. C) Advective. D) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subject. 21. Determine how the infinitive phrase is functioning in the sentence.The most popular thing for teens is to have a cell phone . A) Noun (direct object). B) Adjective. C) Noun (predicate nominative). D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Noun (predicate nominative). 22. Identify the infinitive phrase in the following sentence.Doug went to Florida to see the Everglades. A) To Florida to see. B) To Florida to see the Everglades. C) To see. D) To see the Everglades. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To see the Everglades. 23. Identify the infinitive phrase:It's a good thing that June doesn't plan to become a dancer. A) A good thing. B) That June. C) To become a dancer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To become a dancer. 24. In the following sentence, what purpose does the infinitive phrase serve? to visit at the hypermarket is the one on the corner that hands out full-sized candy bars. A) Adverb. B) Adjective. C) Subject. D) Direct object. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective. 25. How is the underlined verbal acting? The nominee was reluctant to accept the position. A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 26. What is the function of this infinitive? -The team must score to win. A) Object. B) Subject. C) Adverb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 27. What is the function of the infinitive in the sentence below? The nominee was reluctant to accept the position. A) Noun-Subject. B) Adverb. C) Noun-PN. D) Noun-DO. E) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. 28. What is the past participle in this sentence? Mom has shopped at this store. A) Has. B) Has shopped. C) Store. D) Shopped. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has shopped. 29. What is the function of the infinitive phrase in this sentence? We love to wander around the old-fashioned shops at the history museum. A) Direct Object. B) Subject. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Object. 30. Identify the infinitive phrase:Usually, we go to my house or her house to listen to tapes. A) To my house. B) To listen to tapes. C) To tapes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To listen to tapes. 31. How many infinitive phrases are in the sentence? Those basketball shoes, to be perfectly honest, do not complement the suit you are planning to wear to the interview. A) 2. B) 3. C) 4. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2. 32. Determine whether the infinitive phrase is used as a noun, adjective, or adverb.Students like to speak during class . A) Adjective. B) Noun (subject). C) Adverb. D) Noun (direct object). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Noun (direct object). 33. What is the red phrase? Ben and Zach tried to follow the explicit orders, but they failed. A) Infinitive phrase. B) Prepositional phrase. C) Participle phrase. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infinitive phrase. 34. An appositive ..... A) Renames a noun. B) Is separate from the noun in the sentence. C) Is hard to find. D) Is very positive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renames a noun. 35. Identify the infinitive ..... "I want to try, " she answered. A) To try. B) Want. C) I. D) Answered. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To try. 36. What is the function of the infinitive in this sentence? The inspector came to check the dam for leaks. A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 37. What is the function of the infinitive in the sentence below? To succeed in gymnastics takes dedication. A) Adverb. B) Noun-Subject. C) Noun-DO. D) Adjective. E) Noun-PN. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Noun-Subject. 38. Identify the infinitive phrase:One day I asked her to join me. A) One day. B) I asked her. C) To join me. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To join me. 39. How is the infinitive acting? To train for the marathon will take at least six months. A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun. 40. Determine how the infinitive phrase is functioning in the sentence.My daughter wants to take dance lessons at your new studio . A) Adverb. B) Adjective. C) Noun (direct object). D) Noun (predicate nominative). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Noun (direct object). 41. Determine how the infinitive phrase is functioning in the sentence. To play a game of charades is my families favorite tradition at family gatherings. A) Noun (predicate nominative). B) Noun (subject). C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Noun (subject). 42. In the following sentence, what purpose does the infinitive phrase serve? I had to drive to get myself home. A) Noun. B) Adverb. C) Adjective. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. 43. What is the infinitive phrase? We all piled into the car and drove to the garden center. A) To the garden. B) To the. C) To the garden center. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None. 44. Identify the infinitive phrase in the following sentence.On her family's trip to the ocean, Megan is going to try scuba diving. A) To try. B) To try scuba. C) To the ocean. D) To try scuba diving. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To try scuba diving. 45. Does the following sentence contain an infinitive, past participle, or present participle? My dog has dug a big hole. A) Infinitive. B) Past participle. C) Present participle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past participle. 46. Which one is the infinitive phrase? And so, I punctuate every sentence, capitalize every proper noun, and diagram like there's tomorrow just to honor my poor grammarless friend. A) There is no infinitive. B) Tomorrow. C) To honor. D) To honor my poor grammarless friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To honor my poor grammarless friend. 47. What is the function of the infinitive in this sentence? She likes to be admired. A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun. 48. Find the infinitive phrase. (Infinitive phrase = to + verb + noun)In the past, I was terrified to enter my language arts class, no matter how much candy my teacher threw at me. A) In the past,. B) I was terrified. C) To enter my language arts class. D) No matter how much candy my teacher threw at me. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To enter my language arts class. 49. What is the function of the infinitive in the sentence below? People sometimes would like to change the weather, but, of course, they can't. A) Noun-PN. B) Adjective. C) Noun-Subject. D) Noun-DO. E) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Noun-DO. 50. Identify the infinitive phrase.We like to go to the beach. A) Like to go. B) To go to the beach. C) To go. D) To the beach. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To go to the beach. 51. What is the function of the infinitive in the sentence below? Ethan wanted to go to the theme park with his family. A) Noun-Subject. B) Noun-PN. C) Adverb. D) Noun-DO. E) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Noun-DO. 52. Identify the gerund phrase:Louis tried calling home. A) Tried. B) Tried calling. C) Calling. D) Calling home. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Calling home. 53. Identify the infinitive phrase in the following sentence.I'm lucky to go to such a good school. A) To go. B) To go to such. C) To go to. D) To go to such a good school. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To go to such a good school. 54. Identify the infinitive phrase in the following sentence.To win the last three games of the season will not be easy. A) Of the season. B) To win the last three games of the season. C) To win. D) To win the last three games. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To win the last three games of the season. 55. What is the function of the infinitive in this sentence? Stephanie went to the library to study. A) Direct object. B) Predicate nominative. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adverb. 56. Determine whether the infinitive phrase is used as a noun, adjective, or adverb.The football Hall of Fame is fun to visit on a cold day. A) Noun (subject). B) Adverb. C) Noun (direct object). D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. 57. What is the red phrase? My best friend tried to make it out of that class, but, sadly, he just didn't have the stamina. A) Infinitive phrase. B) Prepositional phrase. C) Participle phrase. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infinitive phrase. 58. What is the function of the infinitive in the following sentence? He watches National Geographic to learn more about the world. A) Subject complement. B) Subject. C) Direct object. D) Adjective. E) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Adverb. 59. What is the infinitive in this sentence? She runs five miles. A) Five. B) Runs. C) Miles. D) She. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Runs. 60. What is the function of the infinitive in this sentence? The pirate wanted to hide the treasure quickly. A) Direct object. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) Predicate nominative. 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