This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Infinitive Phrases – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Infinitive Phrases Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An example of an infinitive is not ..... A) Ir. B) Tener. C) Bailan. D) Volver. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bailan. 2. What word does the infinitive phrase modify in the sentence:After I graduate high school, I'll apply to attend a prestigious university. A) Attend. B) Apply. C) Graduate. D) I. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Apply. 3. "Underneath the sagging yellow couch." Identify the Preposition A) Underneath. B) Yellow. C) Sagging. D) Couch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Underneath. 4. Find the infinitive phrase:Coraline wanted to eat pancakes. A) Wanted to eat. B) To eat pancakes. C) Eat pancakes. D) Coraline wanted to eat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To eat pancakes. 5. We regret ..... you that we cannot approve your suggestion A) Informing. B) Inform. C) To inform. D) Informed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To inform. 6. Identify the function of the infinitive phrase in the following sentence:The time to begin a project is long before the project is due. A) Subject. B) Predicate nominative. C) Adverb. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adjective. 7. Identify the function of the infinitive phrase in the following sentence:My plan for this term is to be as competitive as possible. A) Predicate nominative. B) Subject. C) Adverb. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Predicate nominative. 8. Which sentence uses an infinitive of purpose? A) I want to sleep. B) She seems to understand. C) They brought snacks to share. D) To err is human. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I want to sleep. 9. EXERCISE 1:IDENTIFYING INFINITIVE PHRASES. Identify the infinitive phrase in the sentence.My friends and I went to see an exhibit on Indian art and to gather material for our reports. A) To gather material for our reports. B) To see an exhibit on Indian art. C) To gather material. D) To see an exhibit on Indian art & to gather material for our reports. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To see an exhibit on Indian art & to gather material for our reports. 10. Peter: "Mary, this is John.John, this is Mary."Mary: "Hi, John. Nice ..... " A) To meet you. B) Meet you. C) You meet. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To meet you. 11. What is the function of an infinitive phrase in this example?The officer returned to help the inspectors. A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 12. Which sentence has an infinitive phrase? A) I have so much to do!. B) You don't know what to do after a test. C) I have never told you what to do. D) All of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of them. 13. AffordAppearArrangeAskAre examples of? A) Gerunds. B) Infinitives. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infinitives. 14. Locate the infinitive phrase:Ben and Zach tried to follow orders. A) To follow. B) Tried to follow orders. C) To follow orders. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To follow orders. 15. A good habit is to go for a walk in the evening. A) Subject. B) Object. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Object. 16. Which of the following can infinitive phrases NOT be? A) Multiple. B) Single. C) Connected. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Connected. 17. Find the predicate:Coraline ran to escape the other mother. A) Escape. B) Ran. C) To escape. D) Coraline. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ran. 18. Which sentence uses an infinitive phrase as a subject? A) To sleep late is relaxing. B) He is sleeping late. C) She likes sleeping late. D) I want to sleep late. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To sleep late is relaxing. 19. Decide if the sentence is Correct or Incorrect use of Parallel Structure:English classes teach you how to write precisely, to read critically, and have better grammar. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 20. My dog likes not only to play fetch, but also to chase cars. A) Parallel. B) Not parallel. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parallel. 21. Identify the participle in the sentence:'The barking dog kept the neighbors awake.' A) Barking. B) Dog. C) Neighbors. D) Kept. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Barking. 22. Locate the complete infinitive phrase in this sentence:My older sister's main goal is to get her driver's license this year. A) To get her driver's license. B) To get her driver's license this year. C) Is to get. D) Her driver's license this year. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To get her driver's license this year. 23. An infinitive phrase cannot function as a A) Noun. B) Proverb. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Proverb. 24. Locate the infinitive phrase:We have time to walk to the game. A) Time to walk. B) To walk to the game. C) To walk. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To walk to the game. 25. Evaluate the sentence "The opportunity to study abroad excited her." What is the function of the infinitive phrase "to study abroad" ? A) Adjective. B) Noun. C) Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 26. What is wrong with the infinitive phrase in the sentence below? She hoped to quickly finish the assignment. A) The infinitive acts as a noun. B) There is nothing wrong. C) It contains a split infinitive. D) The infinitive modifies the verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It contains a split infinitive. 27. TRUE/FALSE:An infinitive is a non-finite verb. Hence it cannot be the main verb in a sentence. It almost always begins with to. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 28. The hot glue stuck to my hands. A) Prepositional phrase. B) Infinitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prepositional phrase. 29. What is the participle phrase in the sentence:'Covered in snow, the car looked like a white mountain.' A) Looked like. B) Covered in snow. C) A white mountain. D) The car. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Covered in snow. 30. What is the infinitive phrase in the sentence: "We need a plan to implement, and if it's successful, we'll see significant improvements in our sales" ? A) Need. B) To implement. C) Significant improvements. D) In our sales. 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