This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Infinitive Phrases – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Infinitive Phrases Quiz 7 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How is the infinitive phrase used in the sentence:'He went to the store to buy some milk.'? A) As an adjective. B) As an adverb. C) As a subject. D) As a noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As an adverb. 2. In the sentence 'He called to ask for help, ' what role does the infinitive phrase play? A) It provides a definition. B) It indicates purpose. C) It describes a condition. D) It indicates a time frame. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It indicates purpose. 3. Identify the type of infinitive phrase:Keshia forgot to watch video about Noli Me Tangere. A) As a noun. B) As an adjective. C) As an adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As a noun. 4. Para + infinitive = A) To need to. B) Except. C) In order to. D) To have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In order to. 5. I like it but it's difficult ..... all the words. A) To know. B) Knowing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To know. 6. There are five different types of dragons, but it is the imperial dragon that is chosen to dance through the streets. A) Noun. B) ADJ. C) ADV. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ADV. 7. Identify the infinitive phrase. If there is no infinitive, choose none.Tony didn't have the heart to tell them the bad news. A) Didn't have the heart. B) To tell them. C) The bad news. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To tell them. 8. What is the purpose of an infinitive in a sentence? A) To express a command. B) To indicate a future action. C) To show an intention or purpose. D) To describe a noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To show an intention or purpose. 9. ..... are used for perfect tenses and passive voice constructions. A) Future Participle. B) Past Participle. C) Past Perfect Participle. D) Present Participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past Participle. 10. What is the ending of the present participle? A) -ed. B) -ing. C) -en. D) -ly. E) -ness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) -ing. 11. What is the participial phrase in this sentence?Entering the website, I saw my articles. A) Entering the website. B) I saw. C) My articles. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Entering the website. 12. To travel all across Italy is Lucretia's New Year resolution. A) Object. B) Subject. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject. 13. Identify the function of the infinitive phrase in the following sentence:I want to eat dinner. A) Expressing past action. B) Indicating possession. C) Expressing purpose or intention. D) Describing location. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Expressing purpose or intention. 14. He is the player to start the game. A) Noun. B) Adverb. C) Adjective. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective. 15. What's the verbal?The new student, taking a tour of the school, is here from Florida. A) Participle. B) Infinitive. C) Gerund. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participle. 16. Rewrite the sentence using a relative infinitive Emily has recently got married. She is the first of my sisters who has done so. A) Emily is the first of my sisters to have got married. B) Emily is the first to my sisters to have got married. C) Emily is the first the my sisters for have got married. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emily is the first of my sisters to have got married. 17. ..... is made up of an infinitive with modifiers or complements, all acting together as a single part of speech. A) Adverb Phrase. B) Participial Phrase. C) Infinitive Phrase. D) Prepositional Phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Infinitive Phrase. 18. Which type of phrase begins with the word to + a verb? A) Gerund. B) Participial. C) Prepositional. D) Infinitive. E) Appositive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Infinitive. 19. If I tell you a secret, do you promise not ..... anyone? A) To tell. B) Telling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To tell. 20. Would you please stop ..... ? You are so annoying. A) To shout. B) Shout. C) Shouted. D) Shouting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shouting. 21. In the sentence "To win the championship demands both physical endurance and mental resilience, " what is the function of the infinitive phrase? A) Adverb. B) Noun. C) Verb. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Noun. 22. In the following sentence, the infinitive is acting like a ..... At nine o'clock Earth started to explode, to catch fire, to burn. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Noun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 23. What is the function of the infinitive in the sentence:To want to achieve more in life is perfectly normal. A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun. 24. Which of the following statements is false? A) An infinitive can function as an adverb. B) An infinitive can be the main verb in a sentence. C) An infinitive can function as an adjective. D) An infinitive can be part of a phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An infinitive can be the main verb in a sentence. 25. We like to walk to school = A) Nos gustan caminar a la escuela. B) Nos gusta caminar a la escuela. C) Gustamos caminar a la escuela. D) Nos gustamos caminar a la escuela. E) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nos gusta caminar a la escuela. 26. Identify the phrase:Eating ice cream on a windy day can be a messy experience if you have long, untamed hair. A) Infinitive phrase. B) Gerund phrase. C) Participial phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerund phrase. 27. What are the functions of infinitive phrases? A) They can function as adjectives, adverbs, or conjunctions. B) They can function as nouns, adjectives, or adverbs. C) They can function as prepositions, interjections, or articles. D) They can function as verbs, pronouns, or conjunctions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They can function as nouns, adjectives, or adverbs. 28. What is an example of an infinitive phrase that expresses purpose? A) 'To achieve her goals' in the sentence 'She studies hard to achieve her goals.'. B) 'To play soccer' in the sentence 'They practice every day to play soccer.'. C) 'To learn more' in the sentence 'She reads books to learn more.'. D) 'To run quickly' in the sentence 'He trains daily to run quickly.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'To achieve her goals' in the sentence 'She studies hard to achieve her goals.'. 29. True or false? In order for a sentence to have a direct object, there must be an action verb in the sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 30. Identify the function of the infinitive phrase in the following sentence:To remove stains from clothes, I recommend washing them in hot, soapy water. A) Predicate nominative. B) Subject. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adverb. 31. Katherine wants to maintain a healthy lifestyle. A) Object. B) Subject. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Object. 32. Which of the following is an example of an infinitive phrase from the text? A) With the desire. B) To do right. C) Each morning. D) As it sounded. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To do right. 33. Find the infinitive phrase:John F. Kennedy decided to run for president. A) To run. B) Decided. C) To run for president. D) For president. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To run for president. 34. What is the infinitive phrase in the sentence: "He promised to finish the report by Friday" ? A) To finish the report. B) The report. C) By Friday. D) Promised. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To finish the report. 35. In the sentence below, identify if there is a verbal present by choosing Gerund, Participle, Infinitive, or None.We went to the store, but they were all out of milk. A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) Infinitive. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None. 36. Identify the infinitive phrase in the following sentence:The teacher asked the students to complete their assignments. A) Their assignments. B) The students. C) Asked. D) To complete their assignments. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To complete their assignments. 37. What is the infinitive phrase in the sentence: "The project to complete by next week is challenging" ? A) Project. B) To complete by next week. C) Is challenging. D) By next week. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To complete by next week. 38. We should avoid ..... too much fast food. A) Eating. B) To eating. C) Eat. D) To eat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eating. 39. She had tied rags around her shoulders to keep out the spring chill and was picking through the trash. A) NO CHANGE. B) To keep out the spring chill she had tied rags around her shoulders and was picking through the trash. C) To keep out the spring chill, she had tied rags around her shoulders and was picking through the trash. D) She had tied rags around her shoulders and was picking through the trash to keep out the spring chill. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To keep out the spring chill, she had tied rags around her shoulders and was picking through the trash. 40. What is the base form of the verb in the sentence:'She is swimming'? A) Swimming. B) Swims. C) Swam. D) Swim. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Swim. 41. In the following sentence, the infinitive is acting like a ..... To get his feet wet in such a freezing temperature meant trouble and danger. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Noun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Noun. 42. When "to" is followed by a noun, is it an infinitive or a prepositional phrase? A) Infinitive. B) Prepositional Phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prepositional Phrase. 43. My mother's favorite dish to cook is lasagna.The infinitive is ..... A) To cook. B) To cook is lasagna. C) Favorite dish to cook is lasagna. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To cook. 44. Locate the infinitive phrase:I went outside to walk the dog. A) To walk. B) I went outside to walk. C) To walk the dog. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To walk the dog. 45. Identify the infinitive phrase in the sentence below.To travel the world is her greatest dream. A) Is her. B) Her greatest dream. C) Dream. D) To travel the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To travel the world. 46. What role does the infinitive phrase play in the sentence below? His goal is to win the championship. A) Adjective. B) Verb. C) Noun. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Noun. 47. Which is the prepositional phrase? The clock, in my grandma's, house was broken last week. A) Broken last week. B) Grandma's house was. C) In my grandma's house. D) House was broken. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In my grandma's house. 48. 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. 49. 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. 50. 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. 51. 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. 52. In the following sentence, identify the indirect object:The chimp smiled at the trainer and gave him a banana. A) Chimp. B) Banana. C) Him. D) Trainer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Him. 53. 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. 54. 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. 55. 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. 56. 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. 57. What is the function of the infinitive phrase in the sentence below? Her goal was to learn more about finance. A) Adjective. B) Predicate Nominative. C) Subject. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Predicate Nominative. 58. In the sentence, 'The book to read for class is on the table, ' what is the infinitive phrase? A) To read for class. B) The book. C) For class. D) Is on the table. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To read for class. 59. 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. 60. Identify the sentence that uses the infinitive as an adverb. A) She has a book to read before bed. B) He arrived early to beat the traffic. C) The task to clean the house was daunting. D) To read more books is his plan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He arrived early to beat the traffic. ← 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 8Infinitive Phrases Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books