This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Infinitive Phrases – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Infinitive Phrases Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the phrase:I like singing in the bath. A) Gerund phrase. B) Infinitive phrase. C) Participial phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund phrase. 2. What is the role of phrases in communication? A) They add details to our communication. B) They replace clauses. C) They remove the need for verbs. D) They confuse the main ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They add details to our communication. 3. Which of the following sentences contains an infinitive phrase used as a modifier?a) She decided to study for the exam.b) To bake a cake requires patience.c) The dog loves to play fetch.d) I need to buy groceries. A) To bake a cake requires patience. B) The dog loves to play fetch. C) She decided to study for the exam. D) I need to buy groceries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To bake a cake requires patience. 4. What is the purpose of the infinitive in "The goal was to win the competition" ? A) To express a goal. B) To describe a task. C) To show a feeling. D) To give a command. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To express a goal. 5. The 5th graders went to the zoo. A) Infinitive. B) Prepositional. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prepositional. 6. How many prepositional phrases are in the sentence?:I am listening to my favorite station on the radio. A) 3. B) 1. C) 2. D) 0. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2. 7. In the sentence 'She has a book to read, ' what role does the infinitive phrase play? A) Prepositional phrase indicating location. B) Adverbial phrase indicating purpose. C) Noun phrase describing the book. D) Adjective phrase modifying 'she'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverbial phrase indicating purpose. 8. 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) Predicate nominative. B) Adverb. C) Direct object. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Direct object. 9. 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. 10. 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. 11. Identify the function of the infinitive phrase in the following sentence:Roberta sliced the bread to serve it to her dinner guests A) Adjective. B) Subject. C) Adverb. D) Predicate nominative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 12. In the book, the poet Luis Rodriguez used writing to ..... A) Turn his life around. B) Get rich. C) Have good grades. D) Entertain himself. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Turn his life around. 13. 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. 14. Select the infinitive in this sentence:He wants to travel the world. A) The. B) World. C) Wants. D) To travel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To travel. 15. Which of the following is NOT an example of an infinitive? A) I went to the store to buy new pants. 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) Joe prefers to take his time on tests to increase his chances of success. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I went to the store to buy new pants. 16. Find the infinitive phrase:My parents want to come to conferences. A) To come. B) To conferences. C) To come to conferences. D) Want to come to conferences. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To come to conferences. 17. 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. 18. "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 adjective, describing Leo. C) It's the main verb of the sentence. D) It's an adverb, telling why he had a goal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's the subject, telling what the sentence is about. 19. Why is an infinitive phrase called a verbal phrase? A) Because it looks like a verb, but it does not function as a verb. B) Because it functions as the verb in the sentence. C) Because it shows the action of the sentence. D) Because it has a verb in it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because it looks like a verb, but it does not function as a verb. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. 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. 23. I slid down in the seat and asked the driver to turn around.What is the infinitive phrase? A) Asked the driver. B) In the seat. C) To turn around. D) To turn. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To turn around. 24. Last summer we decided ..... to the beach. A) Going. B) To go. C) Toing go. D) To going. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To go. 25. What is the infinitive phrase in this sentence:'To be successful, you must work hard.' A) To work hard. B) You must work hard. C) To be successful. D) To be. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To be successful. 26. 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. 27. Infinitive verbs always end ..... A) Conjugated. B) Tragically. C) In an 'R'. D) Happily. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In an 'R'. 28. In the sentence what is the infinitive phrase? She wants to eat pizza every night. A) Wants to eat. B) She wants. C) To eat pizza. D) Every night. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To eat pizza. 29. 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. 30. 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. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesInfinitive Phrases Quiz 1Infinitive Phrases Quiz 2Infinitive Phrases Quiz 3Infinitive Phrases Quiz 4Infinitive Phrases Quiz 6Infinitive Phrases Quiz 7Infinitive Phrases Quiz 8Infinitive Phrases Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books