This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Infinitive Phrases – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Infinitive Phrases Quiz 15 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which sentence best rewrites 'It is important that you study for the test' by using an infinitive phrase as the subject? A) To study for the test is important. B) Studying for the test is important. C) For the test, it is important to study. D) You must study for the test because it is important. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To study for the test is important. 2. Infinitive or Prepositional "To slurp spaghetti" A) Infinitive Phrase. B) Prepositional Phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infinitive Phrase. 3. Locate the infinitive phrase:They want to give you a present. A) Want to give. B) To give you a present. C) To give you. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To give you a present. 4. Find the participle phraseDriving down the highway, Dan spotted a dead deer. A) Driving down the highway. B) Dan spotted. C) A dead deer. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Driving down the highway. 5. In the following sentence, identify the indirect object:The chimp smiled at the trainer and gave him a banana. A) Him. B) Banana. C) Trainer. D) Chimp. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Him. 6. What is the participial phrase in this sentence? The boys sitting by the road were gossiping. A) The boys. B) Sitting by the road. C) Were gossiping. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sitting by the road. 7. While on vacation, we went to the beach. A) Infinitive. B) Prepositional. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prepositional. 8. I would rather eat potatoes than to eat rice. A) Parallel. B) Not parallel. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parallel. 9. Determine how the infinitive phrase is being used in the sentence. We listened to Rosalie's suggestion to disguise the leftovers. A) Noun. B) Adverb. C) Adjective. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective. 10. What is the function of the infinitive phrase in the sentence below? Her goal was to learn more about finance. A) Adverb. B) Subject. C) Predicate Nominative. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Predicate Nominative. 11. In the sentence, 'The book to read for class is on the table, ' what is the infinitive phrase? A) The book. B) Is on the table. C) To read for class. D) For class. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To read for class. 12. He offered to settle the argument. The infinitive phrase is used as ..... A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun. 13. Identify the sentence that uses the infinitive as an adverb. A) The task to clean the house was daunting. B) She has a book to read before bed. C) To read more books is his plan. D) He arrived early to beat the traffic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He arrived early to beat the traffic. 14. Which sentence has an infinitive phrase?(1 )We agree to wait another hour.(2) The family went to the beach last summer.(3) To the best of his knowledge, no one was home. A) Sentence 1. B) Sentence 2. C) Sentence 3. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence 1. 15. In the sentence "Her decision to leave early was unexpected, " identify the function of the infinitive phrase. A) Adjective. B) Noun. C) Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 16. Then she showed me the valve to fill the inner tube. A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective. 17. Identify the direct object in the following sentence.The incredibly bright student wrote a book about endangered turtles. A) Turtles. B) Wrote. C) Student. D) Book. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Book. 18. Identify the function of the infinitive phrase in:'To finish the project on time is challenging.' A) Complement. B) Adverbial phrase. C) Object. D) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subject. 19. Next, we got out wrenches to tighten some bolts. A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective. 20. When it is time to graduate in June, you will be proud of yourself. A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective. 21. In the following sentence which word does the infinitive phrase modify:At this point, it is probably better to work with an experienced mechanic. A) Mechanic. B) Better. C) Probably. D) Point. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Better. 22. What is the function of the infinitive phrase in the sentence 'To win the race, he trained hard.'? A) Express condition or possibility. B) Express purpose or intention. C) Express cause or reason. D) Express time or duration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Express purpose or intention. 23. EXERCISE 1:IDENTIFYING INFINITIVE PHRASES. Identify the infinitive phrase in the sentence.Huck and Tom swore to keep the secret about Injun Joe. A) To keep. B) To keep the secret. C) To keep the secret about Injun Joe. D) Swore to keep the secret about Injun Joe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To keep the secret about Injun Joe. 24. Identify the infinitive phrase in this sentence:'To learn is essential for growth.' A) To learn. B) To be essential. C) Learning is essential. D) To grow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To learn. 25. Identify the infinitive phrase in the following sentence:'She loves to read books in her free time.' A) To read books. B) She loves. C) Loves to read. D) In her free time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To read books. 26. What is the function of the infinitive phrase in:'To exercise regularly is important'? A) It functions as an adverbial phrase. B) It functions as the subject of the sentence. C) It functions as the object of the sentence. D) It functions as a complement to the subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It functions as the subject of the sentence. 27. In the sentence 'To swim in the ocean is my favorite activity, ' what is the infinitive phrase used as? A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Preposition. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adjective. 28. It is a linguistics term for certain verb forms existing in many languages, most often used as non-finite verbs. A) Infinitive adjective. B) Infinitive noun. C) Infinitive. D) Infinitive verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Infinitive. 29. It is a word formed from a verb but functioning as a different part of speech. A) Infinitive phrase. B) Infinitive noun. C) Non-verbal. D) Verbal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Verbal. 30. Identify the type of infinitive phrase:Catherine wake up early to cram her deadlines today. A) As an adverb. B) As a noun. C) As an adjective. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As an adverb. ← 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