This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Forms > Split Infinitives – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Split Infinitives Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A split infinitive is a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. What error is present in the sentence:The police officer handed the dog, panting and hungry on the curb, to its new owner. A) Misplaced modifier. B) No error. C) Split infinitive. D) Dangling modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No error. 3. Identify how the infinitive is being used in the sentence:Together let's work to finish our project before the due date. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. 4. What error is present in the sentence:It took all she had not to loudly scream at her mother. A) Split Infinitive. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) No error. D) Dangling Modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Split Infinitive. 5. What is the hidden infinitive?We dared not damage it. A) Damage. B) Dared. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Damage. 6. Identify how the infinitive is being used in the sentence:We all made an effort to be kinder to each other. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 7. Identify the hidden infinitive in the sentence:The boy watched the toy boat sink slowly into the lake. A) Sink. B) Lake. C) Watched. D) Slowly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sink. 8. Identify how the infinitive is being used in the sentence:Grandma had arrived to babysit for the night. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. 9. What error is present:Is it possible for you and your friend to quietly sit together during the assembly? A) No error. B) Dangling modifier. C) Split infinitive. D) Misplaced modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Split infinitive. 10. What error is present in the sentence:Mrs. Turner donated a book to the library that she no longer wanted. A) Dangling Modifier. B) No error. C) Split infinitive. D) Misplaced modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Misplaced modifier. 11. Which is a split infinitive? A) Anthony has to quickly run to class. B) Anthony has to get to class quickly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anthony has to quickly run to class. 12. Which of the following phrases is an example of a split infinitive? A) To quickly answer. B) Quickly answer. C) Answer quickly. D) To answer quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To answer quickly. 13. Revise the following sentence:They bought a kitten for my brother they call shadow. A) They bought a kitten they call shadow for my brother. B) They bought a kitten for my brother. C) The sentence is correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They bought a kitten they call shadow for my brother. 14. What is the hidden infinitive?Will you let me hold the baby? A) Let. B) Hold. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hold. 15. Identify the hidden infinitive in the sentence:We watched the fireworks explode into the night sky. A) Explode. B) Watched. C) Fireworks. D) Night. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Explode. 16. Identify how the infinitive is being used in the sentence:Jada had an idea to sell her creations. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 17. What is the hidden infinitive?We knew that we would see the comet shine more clearly with a telescope. A) Shine. B) Would. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shine. 18. What is the hidden infinitive?Watching the comet streak across the sky made us feel small. A) Feel. B) Watching. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Feel. 19. Which of the following is a SPLIT INFINITIVE A) Beautiful singer. B) To beautifully sing. C) To sing beautifully. D) Singing beautifully. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To beautifully sing. 20. Identify the hidden infinitive in the sentence:Carl made me write thank-you notes to all my relatives. A) Write. B) Made. C) Notes. D) Relatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Write. 21. Which error is present in the sentence:I can only take fifteen students on the field trip. A) No error. B) Split infinitive. C) Dangling modifier. D) Misplaced modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Misplaced modifier. 22. What is the hidden infinitive?When will people watch the comet blaze across the sky again? A) Sky. B) Blaze. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blaze. 23. Identify how the infinitive is being used in the sentence:We struggled to complete the project on time. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. 24. What error is present in the sentence:While standing in line, lightning could be seen. A) Misplaced Modifier. B) Split Infinitive. C) No errors. D) Dangling Modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dangling Modifier. 25. What was the previous sentence an example of? They bought a kitten for my brother they call shadow. A) A split infinitive. B) A misplaced modifier. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A misplaced modifier. 26. Identify how the infinitive is being used in the sentence:The students will make a pledge to end bullying. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 27. What is the hidden infinitive?He need not worry about us-we are always careful with things we borrow. A) Need. B) Worry. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Worry. 28. What is the hidden infinitive?Many people saw the comet appear in the sky. A) Saw. B) Appear. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appear. 29. What is a split infinitive? A) A construction that consists of an infinitive with an adverb or other word inserted between to and the verb. B) A word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause. C) The basic form of a verb, without an inflection binding it to a particular subject or tense. D) To wait patiently. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A construction that consists of an infinitive with an adverb or other word inserted between to and the verb. 30. Which is an example of a CORRECT Infinitive A) To eat quickly. B) Eat fast. C) Eat. D) To quickly eat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To eat quickly. 31. When should you use a split infinitive? A) Whenever you feel like it. B) When the subject needs to be changed or altered. C) When changing the word order around so that your sentence sounds better. D) When the adverb needs emphasis, or wouldn't work elsewhere in the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When the adverb needs emphasis, or wouldn't work elsewhere in the sentence. 32. What is the hidden infinitive?Marshall let us borrow his telescope for one night to see Halley's comet. A) Us. B) Borrow. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Borrow. 33. Identify how the infinitive is being used in the sentence:The time to finish your homework is after school. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 34. Which of these sentences has a split infinitive? A) I needed to study for my upcoming exam. B) The dog wanted to quickly run at the park. C) She's having pizza for dinner. D) He likes to eat dinner quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The dog wanted to quickly run at the park. 35. Revise the following sentence:The Valencias were amazed to see a bear on the main street while vacationing in Jasper. A) The Valencias were amazed to see a bear while vacationing in Jasper on the main street. B) While vacationing in Jasper, the Valencias were amazed to see a bear on the main street. C) The sentence is correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While vacationing in Jasper, the Valencias were amazed to see a bear on the main street. 36. What is the correct use of a split infinitive? A) I have some clothes to quickly wash. B) I will lock the door to better prevent theft. C) The manager plans to more than triple employment at his electrical plant by December. D) To patiently wait seemed foolish when decisive action was needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The manager plans to more than triple employment at his electrical plant by December. 37. What error is present in the sentence:The tall boy led the parade with red hair. A) Misplaced Modifier. B) Dangling Modifier. C) No error. D) Split Infinitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misplaced Modifier. 38. What error is present in this sentence:While she was eating dinner, a fly slipped into her soup. A) Misplaced Modifier. B) No error. C) Split Infinitive. D) Dangling Modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No error. 39. Identify how the infinitive is being used in the sentence:I know an easier way to solve the problem. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 40. Identify the hidden infinitive in the sentence:I did nothing but lay in the hammock all day. A) Lay. B) Nothing. C) Did. D) Hammock. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lay. 41. Identify how the infinitive is being used in the sentence:We will raise money to help those in need. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 42. Revise the following sentence:Selena needed time to prepare mentally for the lawyer's actions. A) Selena needed time to mentally prepare for the lawyer's actions. B) Selena needed time to prepare for the lawyer's actions mentally. C) The sentence is correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sentence is correct. 43. It is a general rule in formal writing to use split infinitives. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 44. Revise the following sentence:I was trying to rapidly read before my shift at work started. A) I was trying to read before my shift at work started rapidly. B) I was trying to read rapidly before my shift at work started. C) The sentence is correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I was trying to read rapidly before my shift at work started. 45. When you're asked to identify a sentence that "best uses" a split infinitive, what should you look for? A) The sentence with the most adverbs. B) The sentence that sounds the least awkward when read aloud. C) The sentence with the most verbs. D) The longest sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sentence that sounds the least awkward when read aloud. 46. Identify how the infinitive is being used in the sentence:The children are old enough to know better. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. 47. What is the hidden infinitive?I prefer to see the comet in the sky firsthand rather than view a video of it. A) See. B) View. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) View. 48. What is the hidden infinitive?My father helped us place the telescope in our window. A) Place. B) Helped. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Place. 49. What is the hidden infinitive?I did nothing all day but think about viewing the comet. A) Think. B) Nothing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Think. 50. What error is present in the sentence:While singing in the concert, the snowstorm started. A) Misplaced modifier. B) Dangling modifier. C) Split infinitive. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangling modifier. 51. Which error is present in the sentence:While skiing down the mountain, a beautiful sunrise was visible. A) Split infinitive. B) Dangling modifier. C) No error. D) Misplaced modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangling modifier. 52. Identify the hidden infinitive in the sentence:I dared not forget Miss Delgado on the list of people to invite. A) Dared. B) Forget. C) Invite. D) Not. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Forget. 53. What is the best way to revise a sentence with a split infinitive if you wish to adhere to traditional grammar rules? A) Remove the adverb from the sentence entirely. B) Move the adverb so it doesn't split the infinitive. C) Replace the infinitive with a gerund. D) Using a synonym for the adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Move the adverb so it doesn't split the infinitive. 54. Which of the choices is a split infinitive? A) To suddenly hate. B) To hate suddenly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To suddenly hate. 55. Why do families like to go out? A) To do their homework. B) To get away from their relatives. C) To spend some time together. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To spend some time together. 56. *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. 57. Which of the following is NOT a reason to use a split infinitive? A) To make the sentence sound more natural. B) For clarity, by placing the adverb closer to the verb it modifies. C) To emphasize the adverb. D) To make sentences shorter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To make sentences shorter. 58. Identify the split infinitive sentence: A) What is your name?. B) I decided to not attend the party. C) What is your decision?. D) Was it raining outside?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I decided to not attend the party. 59. Why might a writer choose to use a split infinitive? A) Because they are unaware of traditional grammar rules. B) To make the sentence excessively long. C) To make the sentence grammatically incorrect. D) For emphasis, clarity, or natural sentence flow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For emphasis, clarity, or natural sentence flow. 60. I want to go to a fast food place ..... a burger. A) To eat. B) To smile. C) To speak. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To eat. 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