This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Infinitive Phrases – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Infinitive Phrases Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which sentence contains an infinitive of purpose? A) He worked hard to pass the exam. B) To read is her favorite hobby. C) I need a pen to write my notes. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 2. To travel to Argentina was Ahmad's wish for the new year.The infinitive phrase functions as ..... A) Noun:subject. B) There is no infinitive phrase. C) Adverb. D) Predicate nominative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun:subject. 3. Identify the phrase:Kelvin, an aspiring comic book artist, is taking Anatomy and Physiology this semester to understand the interplay of muscle and bone in the human body. A) Gerund phrase. B) Infinitive phrase. C) Participial phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infinitive phrase. 4. Identify the infinitive phrase in the following sentence:'She asked him to help her with the project.' A) To help her. B) Asked him to help her. C) With the project. D) To help her with the project. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To help her with the project. 5. Identify the infinitive phrase(s) in the sentence:We need to remember to bring the fruit cake to the banquet. A) To bring the fruit cake. B) To remember. C) To the banquet& to remember. D) To remember & to bring the fruit cake. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To remember & to bring the fruit cake. 6. Identify the infinitive in the following sentence: "She likes to swim in the ocean." A) In. B) Ocean. C) Likes. D) To swim. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To swim. 7. Which sentence is written correctly? (hint:has a misplaced modifier) A) I gave the gift with the purple bow to my mom. B) Mom, with the purple bow, was given a gift by me. C) I gave the gift to my mom with the purple bow. D) The purple bow, I gave a gift to my mom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I gave the gift with the purple bow to my mom. 8. I really can't stand ..... (wait) for the railway. A) Wait. B) Waiting. C) Waited. D) To wait. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Waiting. 9. Find the infinitive phrase:Coraline's father made pizza to feed Coraline and her mother. A) Made pizza. B) To feed Coraline. C) And her mother. D) To feed Coraline and her mother. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To feed Coraline and her mother. 10. An infinitive is a type of verbal that always begins with the word A) 2. B) Two. C) Too. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To. 11. Identify the infinitive phrase in the following sentence:To travel the world is my dream. A) Is my dream. B) My dream. C) Travel the world. D) To travel the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To travel the world. 12. In the following sentence, the infinitive is acting like a ..... To make it to the final round of playoffs was the team's goal. A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun. 13. What is the function of the infinitive phrase in the sentence:To assure our safety, we should follow the given precautionary measures. A) A. Noun. B) B. Adjective. C) C. Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. Noun. 14. Identify the participle phrase (may be just a participle). A) Made. B) Broken. C) Made my mother angry. D) The broken window. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Broken. 15. Identify the infinitive phrase in this sentence:'They decided to go to the park.' A) Decided to go. B) Go to the park. C) To go to the park. D) To the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To go to the park. 16. Identify the infinitive phrase in the following sentence:'I want to go to the park.' A) Go to the park. B) Want to go to the park. C) To the park. D) To go to the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To go to the park. 17. In the sentence 'She has a lot of homework to complete, ' what is the function of the infinitive phrase? A) It functions as an adverbial phrase indicating purpose. B) It functions as a prepositional phrase indicating location. C) It functions as an adjective phrase describing a noun. D) It functions as a noun phrase indicating a subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It functions as an adverbial phrase indicating purpose. 18. Infinitives are a kind of verbal. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. It is the infinitive form of a verb plus any complements and modifiers. A) Infinitive noun. B) Infinitive phrase. C) Infinitive adjective. D) Infinitive verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infinitive phrase. 20. To paint is an art. A) Noun. B) Adverb. C) Adjective. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun. 21. Identify the infinitive "To send the document before the deadline" A) Before. B) The document. C) Send. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To. 22. Identify the participle phrase in the sentence:'The cat, purring softly, lay on the windowsill.' A) On the windowsill. B) Purring softly. C) The cat. D) Lay on the windowsill. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Purring softly. 23. What is the function of an infinitive phrase in this example?Let him show you the best way to paint the door. A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective. 24. Which sentence uses an infinitive as a direct object? A) She wants to travel the world. B) To swim is her favorite activity. C) His ambition is to become president. D) They went to the store to buy milk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She wants to travel the world. 25. Find the infinitive. "To wait for dinner doesn't bother me at all." A) Dinner. B) To wait. C) At all. D) Doesn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To wait. 26. Find the participle phrase in the sentence:'The book, written by a famous author, became a bestseller.' A) Written by a famous author. B) The book. C) Became a bestseller. D) By a famous author. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Written by a famous author. 27. Identify the infinitive phrase in the following sentence:'To win the championship was his ultimate goal.' A) His ultimate goal. B) Was his ultimate goal. C) To win the championship. D) The championship. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To win the championship. 28. Infinitives and infinitive phrases always begin with what word? A) Because. B) To. C) A verb. D) Of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To. 29. What is the infinitive phrase in the sentence: "I've been thinking about the way, when you walk down a crowded aisle, people pull in their legs to let you by" ? A) Pull in. B) Thinking about. C) Walk down. D) To let. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To let. 30. Is this a complete sentence? To read makes waiting better. A) Yes, an infinitive is okay as the subject. B) No, an infinitive can only be a verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, an infinitive is okay as the subject. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesInfinitive Phrases Quiz 1Infinitive Phrases Quiz 3Infinitive Phrases Quiz 4Infinitive Phrases Quiz 5Infinitive Phrases Quiz 6Infinitive Phrases Quiz 7Infinitive Phrases Quiz 8Infinitive Phrases Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books