This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Forms > Split Infinitives – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Split Infinitives Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What error is present in the sentence:While standing in line, lightning could be seen. A) Split Infinitive. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) Dangling Modifier. D) No errors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dangling Modifier. 2. What was the previous sentence an example of? They bought a kitten for my brother they call shadow. A) A split infinitive. B) A misplaced modifier. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A misplaced modifier. 3. Identify how the infinitive is being used in the sentence:The students will make a pledge to end bullying. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 4. What is the hidden infinitive?He need not worry about us-we are always careful with things we borrow. A) Need. B) Worry. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Worry. 5. What is the hidden infinitive?Many people saw the comet appear in the sky. A) Saw. B) Appear. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appear. 6. What is a split infinitive? A) A construction that consists of an infinitive with an adverb or other word inserted between to and the verb. B) A word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause. C) The basic form of a verb, without an inflection binding it to a particular subject or tense. D) To wait patiently. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A construction that consists of an infinitive with an adverb or other word inserted between to and the verb. 7. Which is an example of a CORRECT Infinitive A) Eat fast. B) To eat quickly. C) To quickly eat. D) Eat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To eat quickly. 8. When should you use a split infinitive? A) When changing the word order around so that your sentence sounds better. B) When the subject needs to be changed or altered. C) Whenever you feel like it. D) When the adverb needs emphasis, or wouldn't work elsewhere in the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When the adverb needs emphasis, or wouldn't work elsewhere in the sentence. 9. Which of the following phrases is an example of an infinitive? A) To slip. B) Racing to the store. C) To the moon. D) To my dismay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To slip. 10. What is the hidden infinitive?Marshall let us borrow his telescope for one night to see Halley's comet. A) Us. B) Borrow. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Borrow. 11. Identify how the infinitive is being used in the sentence:The time to finish your homework is after school. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 12. Which of these sentences has a split infinitive? A) The dog wanted to quickly run at the park. B) I needed to study for my upcoming exam. C) She's having pizza for dinner. D) He likes to eat dinner quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The dog wanted to quickly run at the park. 13. Revise the following sentence:The Valencias were amazed to see a bear on the main street while vacationing in Jasper. A) The Valencias were amazed to see a bear while vacationing in Jasper on the main street. B) While vacationing in Jasper, the Valencias were amazed to see a bear on the main street. C) The sentence is correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While vacationing in Jasper, the Valencias were amazed to see a bear on the main street. 14. What is the correct use of a split infinitive? A) I will lock the door to better prevent theft. B) I have some clothes to quickly wash. C) The manager plans to more than triple employment at his electrical plant by December. D) To patiently wait seemed foolish when decisive action was needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The manager plans to more than triple employment at his electrical plant by December. 15. What error is present in the sentence:The tall boy led the parade with red hair. A) Split Infinitive. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) Dangling Modifier. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced Modifier. 16. What error is present in this sentence:While she was eating dinner, a fly slipped into her soup. A) Split Infinitive. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) Dangling Modifier. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No error. 17. Identify how the infinitive is being used in the sentence:I know an easier way to solve the problem. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 18. Identify the hidden infinitive in the sentence:I did nothing but lay in the hammock all day. A) Did. B) Nothing. C) Hammock. D) Lay. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lay. 19. Identify how the infinitive is being used in the sentence:We will raise money to help those in need. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 20. Revise the following sentence:Selena needed time to prepare mentally for the lawyer's actions. A) Selena needed time to mentally prepare for the lawyer's actions. B) Selena needed time to prepare for the lawyer's actions mentally. C) The sentence is correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sentence is correct. 21. It is a general rule in formal writing to use split infinitives. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 22. Which is an example of an infinitive? A) Like running. B) Going fast. C) To run. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To run. 23. Revise the following sentence:I was trying to rapidly read before my shift at work started. A) I was trying to read before my shift at work started rapidly. B) I was trying to read rapidly before my shift at work started. C) The sentence is correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I was trying to read rapidly before my shift at work started. 24. When you're asked to identify a sentence that "best uses" a split infinitive, what should you look for? A) The longest sentence. B) The sentence that sounds the least awkward when read aloud. C) The sentence with the most verbs. D) The sentence with the most adverbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sentence that sounds the least awkward when read aloud. 25. Identify how the infinitive is being used in the sentence:The children are old enough to know better. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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