This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Infinitive Phrases – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Infinitive Phrases Quiz 11 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. They agreed ..... him a second chance. A) Allowing. B) To allow. C) Allow. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To allow. 2. ..... swim we use the towels A) Before. B) We try to. C) For. D) After. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After. 3. I tried not to lose the ring from my grandfather. A) I tried not to loosen the ring from Grandpa. B) I wasn't trying to win Grandpa's ring. C) I tried not to lose Grandpa's ring. D) I tried grandpa's ring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I tried not to lose Grandpa's ring. 4. *Identify the infinitive in each sentence. Mandy forgot to call her mother. A) Mandy forgot. B) Call her. C) Her mother. D) To call. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To call. 5. What is the function of the infinitive phrase:My big brother loves to pick on me in front of my friends. A) Subject. B) Direct Object. C) None of the above. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct Object. 6. What is the participial phrase? That man dancing the jig must be Irish. A) That man. B) Dancing the jig. C) Must be Irish. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dancing the jig. 7. Identify the infinitive or infinitive phrase and label it as a noun, adjective, or adverb.His aim is not to make one mistake. A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun. 8. They / want / play basketball? A) Do they want to play basketball?. B) Does they want to play basketball?. C) Do they want play basketball?. D) They want play basketball?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do they want to play basketball?. 9. What is the participial phrase? The dog running along the fence will bite you if you get too close. A) Running along the fence. B) The dog. C) If you get too close. D) Will bite you. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Running along the fence. 10. *Identify the infinitive in each sentence. Mr. Salazar expected us to respect our grandparents. A) To respect. B) Mr. Salazar expected. C) Us to. D) Our grandparents. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To respect. 11. A participle is when a ..... acts as an adjective. A) Adverb. B) Phrase. C) Noun. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Verb. 12. He / need / a chair. A) He needs to a chair. B) He needs a chair. C) He need a chair. D) He need to a chair. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He needs a chair. 13. We are not hungry because ( ..... ) A) We have to eat. B) Let's eat. C) We just ate. D) You just ate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We just ate. 14. They / have / a car. A) They have a car. B) They have to a car. C) They has a car. D) They has to a car. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They have a car. 15. Sonja left the 1928 Olympics with her first gold medal. A) Adjective phrase. B) Adverb phrase. C) Infinitive. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb phrase. 16. You have to eat? A) No. I just ate. B) No. I have to eat. C) No. You have to eat. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No. I just ate. 17. What is the function of an infinitive phrase as a subject? A) An infinitive phrase functions as an adjective. B) An infinitive phrase functions as a verb. C) An infinitive phrase functions as a noun. D) An infinitive phrase functions as an adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An infinitive phrase functions as a noun. 18. I often go to the cinema ..... see the new films A) Pour. B) After. C) Avant. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pour. 19. Your blood pressure increases during times of high stress and anxiety. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Infinitive. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. 20. Identify the infinitive phrase acting as the subject in the following sentence:'To swim in the ocean is my favorite activity.' A) To swim in the ocean. B) Swimming is my favorite activity. C) Swim in the ocean. D) Swimming in the ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To swim in the ocean. 21. What is the function of the infinitive:I like to swim. A) Subject. B) Direct Object. C) None of the above. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct Object. 22. Find the participle phrase:The assistant tried to help her boss, stressed because all of the work to be done. A) Tried to help her boss. B) Because of all of the work to be done. C) Stressed because of all of the work to be done. D) Tried. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stressed because of all of the work to be done. 23. Which of the following is an infinitive phrase? A) Dancing in the rain B) To dance in the rain C) Dances in the rain A) To dancing in the rain. B) Dances in the rain. C) Dancing in the rain. D) To dance in the rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To dance in the rain. 24. I'd tried to help them countless times, but Dad would insist they didn't need anything. What is the infinitive phrase? A) I'd tried to help. B) To help. C) To help them countless times. D) ALL of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To help them countless times. 25. What is the participial phrase? Bitten by many mosquitoes, we wished that we had stayedhome instead of camping. A) We had stayed home. B) Instead of camping. C) Bitten by many mosquitoes. D) We wished. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bitten by many mosquitoes. 26. The kiosk at the corner sells magazines. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Infinitive. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 27. *Identify the infinitive in each sentence. He had a research report to write. A) He had. B) To write. C) Report to. D) A research. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To write. 28. Find the gerund phrase. "American Muslims celebrate this religious festival by fasting during the day." A) American Muslims. B) Celebrate this religious festival. C) Fasting during the day. D) By fasting during the day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fasting during the day. 29. 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. B) To see one hundred different species. C) To see one hundred different species during one weekend. D) Was to see. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To see one hundred different species during one weekend. 30. Which of the following sentences uses an infinitive phrase as an adjective? A) I have a book to eat. B) I have a book to read. C) I have a book to write. D) I have a book to sleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I have a book to read. 31. Identify the infinitive or infinitive phrase. Label it noun, adjective, or adverb.He lied to help his career. A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 32. Find the infinitive phrase:My big brother loves to pick on me in front of my friends. A) To pick on me in front of my friends. B) Love to pick on me. C) In front of my friends. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To pick on me in front of my friends. 33. What is the infinitive in the following sentence?After Bobby fell to the ground, he needed to go to the hospital. A) To the hospital. B) To go. C) Bobby fell. D) To the ground. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To go. 34. Identify the infinitive phrase acting as the subject in the following sentence:'To read books is a great way to gain knowledge.' A) To watch movies. B) Reading books. C) To read books. D) To write books. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To read books. 35. Find the participle phrase:Walking to the car, I tripped on a roller skate. A) On a roller skate. B) To the car. C) Walking to the car. D) Tripped. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Walking to the car. 36. She ( ..... ) to go to school. A) Ends. B) Has. C) Va. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ends. 37. My friends ..... (feel like) play tennis. A) They want. B) They want to. C) They have to win. D) They want to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They want to. 38. Identify the sentence with the prepositional phrase. A) I also like to ski. B) I like to run. C) I head to the store. D) I want to go home. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I head to the store. 39. Choose the sentence with the infinitive phrase. A) After the long day, I head to the store. B) After the long day, I need to go to the store. C) After the long day, I go to the store. D) After the long day, I head home. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After the long day, I need to go to the store. 40. Are you wearing your new shirt to school tomorrow? A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Infinitive. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. 41. We are going to write A) We go write. B) They are going to write. C) We are going to write. D) Are you going to write. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We are going to write. 42. In the sentence 'To solve the puzzle requires patience, ' what is the infinitive phrase acting as? A) Direct object. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subject. 43. Identify the sentence that best uses the comma rule Introductory, two in a row with prepositional phrases. A) On Sunday during the day, I walked my dogs. B) After the long day, I wanted to leave. C) To get better at writing, we practice using phrases. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On Sunday during the day, I walked my dogs. 44. In the sentence 'I want to eat pizza', what is the infinitive phrase? A) To eat pizza. B) To run fast. C) Want to sleep. D) Eating spaghetti. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To eat pizza. 45. Travelers around the world searched for the Mountain of Enlightenment. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Infinitive. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 46. What do you want to drink? A) Who wants to drink?. B) Who do you want to take?. C) What do you want?. D) What do you want to drink?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) What do you want to drink?. 47. After ..... watching the film, I went home. A) To have. B) Be. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To have. 48. Use the buttons to design your website. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Infinitive. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Infinitive. 49. The tiger crept over the grass. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Infinitive. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. 50. We / need / a pencil? A) Do we need a pencil?. B) Does we need a pencil?. C) Do we need to a pencil?. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do we need a pencil?. 51. A good director succeeds ..... emotions in the spectators. A) To provoke. B) To provoke. C) To provoke. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To provoke. 52. In the sentence 'To travel the world is his dream, ' what is the infinitive phrase acting as? A) Adverb. B) Direct object. C) Subject. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subject. 53. Select the correct infinitives or infinitive phrases in the sentence.To plan a successful vacation takes a good deal of thought. A) Vacation takes. B) To plan a successful vacation. C) A good deal. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To plan a successful vacation. 54. What does the participial phrase disturbed by the new boundaries describe in the sentence?Disturbed by the new boundaries, parents attended the school board meeting. A) Boundaries. B) School. C) Meeting. D) Parents. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parents. 55. In 1980, she won two gold medals and two silver medals. A) Adjective phrase. B) Adverb phrase. C) Infinitive. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb phrase. 56. What is the participial phrase in the following sentence? The horse trotting up to the fence hopes that you have an apple or carrot. A) Or carrot. B) Trotting up to the fence. C) Hopes that you have an apple. D) The horse trotting up to the fence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trotting up to the fence. 57. What is the participial phrase? Completing her homework, the girl began to feel accomplished. A) Completing her homework. B) The girl began. C) To feel accomplished. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Completing her homework. 58. You need to write letters in cursive. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Infinitive. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Infinitive. 59. She came to the United States in 1989. A) Adjective phrase. B) Adverb phrase. C) Infinitive. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb phrase. 60. Opinions at the Olympics four years later had changed. A) Adjective phrase. 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