This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Forms > Infinitive – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Infinitive Quiz 21 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Does the following sentence contain an infinitive, present participle, or past participle? Jessica eats pears. A) Infinitive. B) Past participle. C) Present participle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infinitive. 2. I can't stand ..... for people. Fill in the gerund. A) Waiting. B) Wait. C) To wait. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Waiting. 3. Identify the infinitive ..... For three weeks, we went to my house to practice. A) For three weeks. B) Went. C) To my house. D) To practice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To practice. 4. What is the infinitive in the sentence? "I am happy to see you getting better" A) To see. B) Am happy. C) No infinitive. D) Getting better. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To see. 5. Running down the street, the girl tripped and fell. What is the participle phrase? A) Running. B) Running down the street. C) Tripped and fell. D) Tripped. E) Fell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Running down the street. 6. *Identify the infinitive in each sentence.Do you like to travel? A) Do you. B) You like. C) Like to. D) To travel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To travel. 7. An infinitive ..... A) Is the same as a preposition. B) Has endless possibilities. C) Is a verb form that usually starts with "to". D) Is used as an adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is a verb form that usually starts with "to". 8. Preposition or Infinitive? We are so excited to see the exhibit! A) Preposition. B) Infinitive. C) This sentence has an one example of both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infinitive. 9. *Identify the infinitive in each sentence.To ride on the bus is not convenient. A) To ride. B) Not convenient. C) On the. D) Bus is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To ride. 10. What is the function of the infinitive in the sentence below? To build a fire in a strong wind takes skill. A) Adverb. B) Noun-PN. C) Noun-Subject. D) Noun-DO. E) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Noun-Subject. 11. Preposition or Infinitive? -I have to run to the store for milk. A) Prepositional phrase. B) Infinitive phrase. C) This sentence has an example of both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) This sentence has an example of both. 12. The girrl loves to throw the ball. (identify the infinitve phrase) A) The girl loves. B) To throw. C) Throw the ball. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To throw. 13. Does the following sentence contain an infinitive, past participle or present participle? Jack is running to school. A) Infinitive. B) Present participle. C) Past participle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present participle. 14. Determine how the infinitive is functioning in the sentence.Amelia's favorite thing is to walk dogs at the Humane Society . A) Adjective. B) Noun (predicate nominative). C) Noun (direct object). D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Noun (predicate nominative). 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. 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 complement. B) Subject. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. E) Direct object. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject. 20. What is the function of the infinitive in the sentence below? Sandy jogs to stay in shape. A) Noun-DO. B) Noun-PN. C) Adverb. D) Adjective. E) Noun-Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 21. 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) Was not satisfied by the. B) Burned brownies. C) That my mother made. D) My extrememe hunger. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Burned brownies. 22. 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. 23. What is the infinitive/infinitive phrase in the following sentence? A) I have. B) Always wanted. C) To be a teacher. D) My entire life. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To be a teacher. 24. What is the infinitive in the sentence? When I play racquetball, I play to win. A) I play. B) I play to win. C) When I play. D) To win. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To win. 25. Identify the infinitive phrase in the following sentence:I remembered to ask my mother about going to the party. A) To ask my mother about going to the party. B) To the party. C) Going to the party. D) To ask my mother. E) Remember to ask. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To ask my mother about going to the party. 26. 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) Noun-PN. E) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 27. 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. 28. 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. 29. 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) Object of the preposition (noun). D) Direct object (noun). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject of the sentence (noun). 30. What is the infinitive in the sentence? -I need to watch the game. A) I need. B) The game. C) To watch. D) No infinitive. 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