This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Infinitive Phrases – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Infinitive Phrases Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In the sentence 'She has a book to read, ' what role does the infinitive phrase play? A) Adjective phrase modifying 'she'. B) Prepositional phrase indicating location. C) Adverbial phrase indicating purpose. D) Noun phrase describing the book. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverbial phrase indicating purpose. 2. Identify the function of the infinitive phrase in the following sentence:Robert Fulton, who built the first successful steamboat, tried to invent a practical submarine. A) Direct object. B) Predicate nominative. C) Adverb. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct object. 3. An infinitive acts like a noun by ..... something A) Naming. B) Describing. C) Giving a reason for. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Naming. 4. In the sentence "He brought a proposal to discuss, " what is the function of the infinitive? A) To express a command. B) To indicate a purpose. C) To show a feeling. D) To describe a task. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To indicate a purpose. 5. Identify the function of the infinitive phrase in the following sentence:Roberta sliced the bread to serve it to her dinner guests A) Subject. B) Predicate nominative. C) Adverb. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 6. In the book, the poet Luis Rodriguez used writing to ..... A) Turn his life around. B) Entertain himself. C) Get rich. D) Have good grades. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Turn his life around. 7. The Football Hall of Fame is fun to visit on a cold day. A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 8. Select the infinitive in this sentence:He wants to travel the world. A) The. B) To travel. C) World. D) Wants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To travel. 9. Which of the following is NOT an example of an infinitive? A) Joe prefers to take his time on tests to increase his chances of success. B) I went to the store to buy new pants. C) Joe prefers to take his time on tests to increase his chances of success. D) I went to the store to buy new pants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I went to the store to buy new pants. 10. Find the infinitive phrase:My parents want to come to conferences. A) To conferences. B) To come. C) To come to conferences. D) Want to come to conferences. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To come to conferences. 11. What is the infinitive phrase in this sentence?Let me show you the best way to fit a door quickly. A) Let me show you. B) The best way. C) To fit a door quickly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To fit a door quickly. 12. "To finish his homework before dinner was Leo's main goal." What job is the infinitive phrase "To finish his homework before dinner" doing in this sentence? A) It's the subject, telling what the sentence is about. B) It's an adverb, telling why he had a goal. C) It's an adjective, describing Leo. D) It's the main verb of the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's the subject, telling what the sentence is about. 13. Why is an infinitive phrase called a verbal phrase? A) Because it has a verb in it. B) Because it shows the action of the sentence. C) Because it functions as the verb in the sentence. D) Because it looks like a verb, but it does not function as a verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because it looks like a verb, but it does not function as a verb. 14. An infinitive acts like an adjective by ..... something. A) Naming. B) Describing. C) Giving a reason for. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Describing. 15. What is the function of the infinitive phrase in the sentence:He is now prepared to take the leadership challenge. A) A. Noun. B) B. Adjective. C) C. Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. Adverb. 16. Please write the numbers to win the lottery on this form. A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective. 17. I slid down in the seat and asked the driver to turn around.What is the infinitive phrase? A) Asked the driver. B) To turn. C) In the seat. D) To turn around. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To turn around. 18. Last summer we decided ..... to the beach. A) To go. B) Going. C) Toing go. D) To going. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To go. 19. What is the infinitive phrase in this sentence:'To be successful, you must work hard.' A) To work hard. B) To be successful. C) You must work hard. D) To be. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To be successful. 20. In the following sentence, the infinitive is acting like a ..... The coach emphasized the need to make it to the final round of the playoffs. A) Adverb. B) Adjective. C) Noun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective. 21. Infinitive verbs always end ..... A) Conjugated. B) Tragically. C) In an 'R'. D) Happily. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In an 'R'. 22. In the sentence what is the infinitive phrase? She wants to eat pizza every night. A) Every night. B) Wants to eat. C) She wants. D) To eat pizza. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To eat pizza. 23. Identify the infinitive phrase. If there is no infinitive, choose none. "Listen to your heart" is not very good advice. A) Listen. B) To your heart. C) Very good advice. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None. 24. Infinitive or Preposition?I'm at a payphone trying to call home. A) Infinitive. B) Preposition. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infinitive. 25. What is the infinitive phrase in this sentence?She tells you to dance like no one is watching. A) To dance like no one. B) She tells. C) To dance like no one is watching. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To dance like no one is watching. 26. What is the function of the infinitive in the sentence:I applied for a library card to read more books. A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 27. Identify the sentence that does NOT contain an infinitive: A) To win is his ultimate goal. B) We are planning our vacation carefully. C) She loves to sing in the shower. D) They hope to finish the project soon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We are planning our vacation carefully. 28. To remove stains from clothes, I recommend washing them in hot, soapy water.The infinitive phrase functions as ..... A) Noun:subject. B) There is no infinitive phrase. C) Noun:direct object. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adverb. 29. Select the third prepositional phrase from the text. A) I've been thinking. B) In their legs. C) People pull. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In their legs. 30. Identify the function of the infinitive in the following sentence:This is the chapter to study. A) Predicate nominative. B) Adverb. C) Direct object. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adjective. 31. Of course, I woud love ..... out with you! A) To go. B) Going. C) Go. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To go. 32. I decided ..... studying maths and then physics. A) To start. B) Had started. C) Starting. D) Started. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To start. 33. The next verb is followed by gerund, infinitive or both?:Stop A) Infinitive. B) Gerund. C) Both of Them. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerund. 34. Analyze the sentence "Her plan to save money was successful." What is the function of the infinitive phrase "to save money" ? A) Adjective. B) Noun. C) Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 35. A student who paid much ..... the program wants to be of service. A) A. to demand. B) B. to expect. C) C. to understand. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. to understand. 36. What is the function of the infinitive phrase in the sentence:To serve is the company's utmost goal. A) A. Noun. B) B. Adjective. C) C. Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. Noun. 37. An infinitive phrase can act as a noun in a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 38. Which of the following sentences has a direct object? A) She talked quickly. B) My dog slept on the pillow. C) The cat ran around the room. D) She enjoyed the cake. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She enjoyed the cake. 39. Which of the following is an example of "to" used as an infinitive? A) To jump. B) To you. C) To my friend. D) To the store. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To jump. 40. Identify the phrase:Before class, Josh begged his friends for a pencil. A) Prepositional phrase. B) Gerund pharase. C) Infinitive phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prepositional phrase. 41. She had tied rags around her shoulders to keep out the spring chill and was picking through the trash.What is the COMPLETE infinitive phrase in the sentence above A) Around her shoulder to keep. B) Picking through the trash. C) To keep out the spring chill. D) She had tied rags. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To keep out the spring chill. 42. An infinitive acts like an adverb by ..... something. A) Giving a reason for. B) Describing. C) Naming. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Giving a reason for. 43. ..... is not a conjugation A) Veo. B) Sabe. C) Voy. D) Dar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dar. 44. In the following sentence, the infinitive is acting like a(n) ..... The team from Western High School worked overtime to make it to the final round of the playoffs. A) Adverb. B) Adjective. C) Noun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverb. 45. In the sentence 'I have a lot of work to do, ' what is the function of the infinitive phrase? A) It serves as the main verb of the sentence. B) It modifies the noun 'work' by explaining its purpose. C) It indicates the time of the action. D) It acts as an adjective describing 'I'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It modifies the noun 'work' by explaining its purpose. 46. I want to watch you play in your last game. A) Prepositional phrase. B) Infinitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infinitive. 47. Locate the infinitive phrase:I went to my friend's house to watch our favorite TV show. A) To my friend's house. B) To my friend's. C) To watch our favorite TV show. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To watch our favorite TV show. 48. What is the participle phrase in the sentence:'The flowers, blooming in the garden, attracted many bees.' A) In the garden. B) Attracted many bees. C) Blooming in the garden. D) The flowers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blooming in the garden. 49. Find the infinitive phrase:I try to sleep at night. A) Try to. B) Try to sleep. C) To sleep. D) To sleep at night. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To sleep at night. 50. Jamal spends plenty of his time with his new puppy to accustom it to his voice and touch. A) Appostive phrase. B) Infinitive phrase. C) Gerund phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infinitive phrase. 51. In the sentence 'The best way to learn is to practice, ' what role does the infinitive phrase play? A) The infinitive phrase acts as a direct object. B) The infinitive phrase serves as the subject of the sentence. C) The infinitive phrase functions as an adverbial modifier. D) The infinitive phrase acts as a complement to the verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The infinitive phrase acts as a complement to the verb. 52. To finish a new book is the only reason Kyle would stay up all night. A) Object. B) Subject. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject. 53. In the sentence 'She went to the store to buy groceries, ' what is the function of the infinitive phrase? A) It expresses a feeling. B) It provides a condition. C) It describes a location. D) It indicates purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It indicates purpose. 54. What is the function of the participle phrase in this sentence:'Running quickly, the athlete won the race.' A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Verb. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective. 55. ..... is made up of a participle with its modifiers and complements. A) Adverb Phrase. B) Infinitive Phrase. C) Prepositional Phrase. D) Participial Phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Participial Phrase. 56. In which sentence does the infinitive phrase act like an adjective by describing a noun? A) To finish his homework was his only goal. B) She loves to draw anime characters. C) The best time to visit the museum is on a weekday. D) He saved his money to buy a new skateboard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The best time to visit the museum is on a weekday. 57. Which of the following is not true about INFINITIVE? A) Infinitive is form by writing "to+base form of the verb" . B) Infinitive functions as adjective, adverb, and noun. C) Infinitive is the same with Gerunds, that functions as a noun only. D) Infinitive is also a modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Infinitive is the same with Gerunds, that functions as a noun only. 58. What is the infinitive phrase in the following sentence?The team practiced intensely to perform well in the competition. A) To perform. B) To perform well in the competition. C) To perform well. D) Practiced intensly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To perform well in the competition. 59. Select the sentence where the infinitive functions as an adjective. A) Do you have time to finish the task?. B) To explore new places excites them. C) To dance gracefully is her goal. D) To win is everything to him. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do you have time to finish the task?. 60. What is the infinitive phrase in the following sentence? The students gathered to discuss the project details. A) Gathered to discuss. B) To discuss the project. C) To discuss. D) Discuss the project details. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To discuss. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesInfinitive Phrases Quiz 1Infinitive Phrases Quiz 2Infinitive 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