This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Infinitive Phrases – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Infinitive Phrases Quiz 12 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Karen ran to avoid being late. A) Noun. B) Adverb. C) Adjective. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. 2. Identify the function of the infinitive in the following sentence:Honestly, everybody in the neighbourhood is willing to help. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Predicate nominative. D) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. 3. What is the participle phrase in the sentence:'Covered in snow, the car looked abandoned.' A) Covered in snow. B) The car. C) Looked abandoned. D) In snow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Covered in snow. 4. Analyze the sentence "To understand the problem, you need to read the instructions carefully." What is the function of the infinitive phrase "To understand the problem" ? A) Adjective. B) Noun. C) Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 5. In the sentence "She has a book to read over the weekend, " what role does the infinitive phrase play? A) Adjective. B) Noun. C) Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 6. Consider the sentence "He was too tired to continue working." What is the function of the infinitive phrase "to continue working" ? A) Adjective. B) Noun. C) Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 7. EXERCISE 1:IDENTIFYING INFINITIVE PHRASES. Identify the infinitive phrase in the sentence.To inhale the fumes is to die instantly. A) To die. B) To inhale & to die. C) To inhale. D) To inhale the fumes & to die instantly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To inhale the fumes & to die instantly. 8. Identify the word modified by the participle phrase (may be just a participle).Sweeping across the night sky, the bats hunted their prey. A) Bats. B) Night. C) Sky. D) Prey. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bats. 9. I will deliver the flowers to your house. A) Prepositional phrase. B) Infinitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prepositional phrase. 10. In the lyric "I'm gonna take my horse to the old town road", is there an infinitive phrase? A) Yes-you have 'to'!. B) No-there isn't an adverb there. C) No-you don't have to + verb. D) Yes-I don't know where. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No-you don't have to + verb. 11. Find the infinitive phrase in the sentence:'He decided to leave early to avoid traffic.' A) Leave early. B) To leave early. C) To avoid traffic. D) Decided to leave. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To avoid traffic. 12. What is the function of the infinitive phrase in the sentence:Leslie promises to come to meet her biological mother. A) A. Noun. B) B. Adjective. C) C. Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. Noun. 13. To have just ..... A) Tener que. B) Para. C) Acabar de. D) Ir + a +. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Acabar de. 14. In the sentence "I want to watch a movie tonight, " which part is the infinitive? A) I want. B) A movie. C) To watch. D) Tonight. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To watch. 15. True or False:In the sentence 'My family drove to the beach, ' the phrase 'to the beach' is an infinitive phrase. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. Determine the function of the infinitive phrase in the sentence below.The best way to improve your skills is by practicing daily. A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun. 17. Analyze the sentence "To improve her skills, she attended a workshop." What is the function of the infinitive phrase "To improve her skills" ? A) Adjective. B) Noun. C) Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 18. Her dream is ..... (travel) around the world. A) Traveling. B) Travels. C) To travel. D) Traveled. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To travel. 19. Where's Anna? I need ..... her something. A) To be asking. B) To ask. C) Asking. D) To asking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To ask. 20. Identify the infinitive phrase "Ryan decided to mow the long grass on the front lawn. A) To mow the long grass. B) Ryan decided. C) On the front lawn. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To mow the long grass. 21. Identify the infinitive phrase(s) in the sentence:I went to the post office to mail three letters. A) To the post office. B) To the post office & to mail three letters. C) To mail three letters. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To mail three letters. 22. Identify the infinitive phrase. If there is no infinitive, choose none.He wished more than anything for his father to appear in front of him. A) Wished more than anything. B) For his father. C) To appear in front of him. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To appear in front of him. 23. It seems that he is working for IBM.He seems ..... for IBM. A) Be working. B) Been working. C) To be working. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Be working. 24. Consider the sentence "To finish the project on time, they worked late into the night." What is the function of the infinitive phrase "To finish the project on time" ? A) Adjective. B) Noun. C) Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 25. Find the prepositional phraseDespite the rain, we decided to have an outside graduation. A) To have an outside graduation. B) Despite the rain. C) An outside graduation. D) To have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Despite the rain. 26. Identify the infinitive phrase in the sentence: "I have a paper to write before class." A) Before class. B) A paper to write. C) To write before class. D) I have a paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To write before class. 27. True or False:The infinitive phrase in the sentence 'To become a famous YouTuber takes a lot of work' is used as the subject. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 28. What is the grammatical job of the infinitive phrase in this sentence:'That was a difficult question to answer.'? A) An adjective modifying 'question'. B) An adverb modifying 'was'. C) A noun acting as a direct object. D) A noun acting as the subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An adjective modifying 'question'. 29. Identify the prepositional phrase within the sentence. "The vegetables on Noel's plate lay untouched the entire meal" A) The entire meal. B) On Noel's plate. C) Untouched the entire meal. D) The vegetables. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On Noel's plate. 30. What is the function of the infinitive phrase in the sentence:The play to see will be Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare. A) A. Noun. B) B. Adjective. C) C. Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. Adjective. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesInfinitive Phrases Quiz 1Infinitive Phrases Quiz 2Infinitive Phrases Quiz 3Infinitive Phrases Quiz 4Infinitive Phrases Quiz 5Infinitive Phrases Quiz 6Infinitive Phrases Quiz 7Infinitive Phrases Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books