This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Infinitive Phrases – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Infinitive Phrases Quiz 10 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Find the infinitive phrase:Coraline ran to escape the other mother. A) To escape. B) Ran to escape. C) To escape the other mother. D) The other mother. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To escape the other mother. 2. Which sentence uses the infinitive phrase as an adverb? A) To finish the race first was his goal. B) He wanted to win the competition. C) She brought a book to read on the plane. D) The best way to succeed is to practice regularly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She brought a book to read on the plane. 3. An infinitive and an infinitive phrase always ..... begin with A) To + verb. B) To + any other word. C) To + a noun. D) To + a preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To + verb. 4. I slid down in the seat and asked the driver to turn around. A) NO CHANGE. B) To turn around I slid down in the seat and asked the driver. C) To turn around, I slid down in the seat and asked the driver. D) To turn around in the seat, I slid down and asked the driver. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 5. After her junior year of high school, Walls moved away from home to live in New York City.What is the COMPLETE infinitive phrase in the sentence above? A) To live. B) Of high school. C) After her junior year. D) To live in New York City. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To live in New York City. 6. In the sentence 'I need a pen to write with, ' what is the function of the infinitive phrase? A) It describes the pen's color. B) It indicates the purpose of needing a pen. C) It specifies the type of writing to be done. D) It indicates the location of the pen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It indicates the purpose of needing a pen. 7. Which role does the infinitive play in the sentence below? She loves to paint landscapes during her free time. A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Verb. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun. 8. Which is the prepositional phrase?The pencil that fell off the desk was yellow. A) Pencil that fell. B) Fell off the desk. C) Off the desk. D) Was yellow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Off the desk. 9. Choose the correct verb form:"to bake" A) Past Participle. B) Infinitive. C) Present Participle. D) 3rd Person Singular (3PS). E) Past. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infinitive. 10. What is the role of the participle phrase in the sentence:'Covered in snow, the car was hard to find.' A) Adverb. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective. 11. What is the function of the infinitive in the sentence:To avoid getting sunburnt is the goal for applying sunscreen. A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun. 12. Identify the infinitive in the sentence:'They plan to travel to Europe next summer.' A) Next summer. B) To Europe. C) To travel. D) Plan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To travel. 13. Identify the infinitive phrase in the sentence. '' Mia plans to take microbiology next semester while the teacher is a push over." A) Mia plans. B) To take microbiology next semester. C) While the teacher is a push over. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To take microbiology next semester. 14. EXERCISE 1:IDENTIFYING INFINITIVE PHRASES. Identify the infinitive phrase in the sentence.The birdwatcher's ambition was to see one hundred different species during one weekend. A) To see one hundred different species during one weekend. B) Was to see. C) To see one hundred different species. D) To see. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To see one hundred different species during one weekend. 15. In the sentence "They saved money to buy a new car next year, " what is the infinitive phrase? A) Money. B) Next year. C) Saved. D) To buy a new car. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To buy a new car. 16. Find the infinitive:Coraline likes to go to school. A) To go. B) Likes to. C) To school. D) Coraline likes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To go. 17. EXERCISE 1:IDENTIFYING INFINITIVE PHRASES. Identify the infinitive phrase in the sentence.To describe the hockey game in an understandable manner required gestures. A) To describe. B) To describe the hockey game. C) To describe the hockey game in an understandable. D) To describe the hockey game in an understandable manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To describe the hockey game in an understandable manner. 18. Identify the infinitive phrase. If there is no infinitive, choose none. "Please let me stay at home because I don't want to go to school, " I begged. A) At home. B) To go. C) To school. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To go. 19. The verb CARE is followed by an infinitive A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. In the following sentence what word does the infinitive modify:While at the bookstore, I found a book about unicorns to read this summer. A) Unicorns. B) Bookstore. C) Read. D) Book. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Book. 21. What is the function of the infinitive in "The tasks to finish before the meeting are overwhelming" ? A) To indicate a deadline. B) To show a result. C) To describe tasks. D) To express a desire. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To describe tasks. 22. Irene is coming home. So why not ..... her on her return? A) Welcome. B) To welcome. C) To welcoming. D) Welcoming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Welcome. 23. In which sentence is the infinitive phrase used as an adjective to describe a noun? A) I have a lot of chores to do this weekend. B) To get good grades is my main priority. C) She ran outside to see the parade. D) My dog loves to chase the ball. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I have a lot of chores to do this weekend. 24. "On time." Is it infinitive or prepositional phrase? A) Infinitive phrase. B) Prepositional phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prepositional phrase. 25. Which sentence has the misplaced modifier used most clearly? A) The lady shopped for a dress with a headache. B) The lady with a headache shopped for a dress. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The lady with a headache shopped for a dress. 26. Identify the function of the infinitive phrase in the sentence: "He jogs every morning to stay in shape." A) Verb. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 27. Identify the infinitive phrase: "She plans to join the basketball team." A) She plans. B) The basketball team. C) To join the basketball team. D) Join the basketball team. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To join the basketball team. 28. Which of the following sentences uses the infinitive correctly? A) I want to eat. B) They like to play soccer. C) She enjoys to dance. D) He is going to the store. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I want to eat. 29. Example of an infinitive phrase functioning as a noun: A) My dream is to travel the world. B) To travel the world is my dream. C) Traveling the world is my dream. D) I dream of traveling the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To travel the world is my dream. 30. Identify the infinitive phrase in this sentence:'She wants to become a doctor.' A) To be a doctor. B) To want a doctor. C) To become a doctor. D) Becoming a doctor. 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