This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Infinitive Phrases – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Infinitive Phrases Quiz 15 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Her dream is ..... (travel) around the world. A) To travel. B) Traveling. C) Traveled. D) Travels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To travel. 2. Where's Anna? I need ..... her something. A) Asking. B) To be asking. C) To ask. D) To asking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To ask. 3. Identify the infinitive phrase "Ryan decided to mow the long grass on the front lawn. A) To mow the long grass. B) Ryan decided. C) On the front lawn. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To mow the long grass. 4. Identify the infinitive phrase(s) in the sentence:I went to the post office to mail three letters. A) To the post office. B) To the post office & to mail three letters. C) To mail three letters. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To mail three letters. 5. Identify the infinitive phrase. If there is no infinitive, choose none.He wished more than anything for his father to appear in front of him. A) Wished more than anything. B) For his father. C) To appear in front of him. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To appear in front of him. 6. It seems that he is working for IBM.He seems ..... for IBM. A) Be working. B) Been working. C) To be working. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Be working. 7. Consider the sentence "To finish the project on time, they worked late into the night." What is the function of the infinitive phrase "To finish the project on time" ? A) Adjective. B) Noun. C) Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 8. Find the prepositional phraseDespite the rain, we decided to have an outside graduation. A) Despite the rain. B) To have an outside graduation. C) To have. D) An outside graduation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Despite the rain. 9. Identify the infinitive phrase in the sentence: "I have a paper to write before class." A) I have a paper. B) To write before class. C) Before class. D) A paper to write. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To write before class. 10. True or False:The infinitive phrase in the sentence 'To become a famous YouTuber takes a lot of work' is used as the subject. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. What is the grammatical job of the infinitive phrase in this sentence:'That was a difficult question to answer.'? A) An adjective modifying 'question'. B) An adverb modifying 'was'. C) A noun acting as the subject. D) A noun acting as a direct object. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An adjective modifying 'question'. 12. Identify the prepositional phrase within the sentence. "The vegetables on Noel's plate lay untouched the entire meal" A) On Noel's plate. B) The entire meal. C) The vegetables. D) Untouched the entire meal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On Noel's plate. 13. What is the function of the infinitive phrase in the sentence:The play to see will be Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare. A) A. Noun. B) B. Adjective. C) C. Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. Adjective. 14. Find the infinitive phrase in the sentence:'To cook a perfect meal requires patience.' A) To cook a perfect meal. B) Requires patience. C) Cook a perfect meal. D) Perfect meal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To cook a perfect meal. 15. Use a gerund phrase in a sentence. A) Swimming in the ocean are my favorite activity. B) Swimming in the ocean is my favorite activity. C) Swim in the ocean is my favorite activity. D) To swim in the ocean is my favorite activity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Swimming in the ocean is my favorite activity. 16. In which sentence is the infinitive phrase used as an adverb to explain *why* something is being done? A) Her dream is to travel the world. B) I have a lot of chores to do this weekend. C) To get good seats, we arrived at the concert early. D) He really likes to build things with LEGOs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To get good seats, we arrived at the concert early. 17. Which sentence uses an infinitive as a subject? A) To err is human. B) She wants to succeed. C) They plan to visit tomorrow. D) We need to study harder. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To err is human. 18. Identify the infinitive phrase in this sentence:'The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago.' A) The best time. B) To plant a tree. C) Twenty years ago. D) Was twenty years ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To plant a tree. 19. Determine how the infinitive phrase is being used in the sentence. Fifty years ago, people didn't know to avoid bad cholesterol. A) Noun. B) Adverb. C) Adjective. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun. 20. Find the predicate:The other mother wanted to keep Coraline. A) Wanted. B) To keep. C) Keep. D) Coraline. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wanted. 21. Identify the function of the infinitive phrase in the following sentence:She learned to knit baby blankets. A) Subject. B) Adverb. C) Adjective. D) Direct object. E) Predicate noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Direct object. 22. The constitution was written to provide the boundaries of American rights and laws. The infinitive phrase is used as ..... A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 23. Identify the infinitive phrase in the following sentence:She wants to learn how to play the guitar. A) She wants to learn. B) To learn how to play the guitar. C) How to play the guitar. D) Wants to learn how to play. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To learn how to play the guitar. 24. For years, the volunteers visited communities in various countries ..... the people. A) A. to help. B) B. to fix. C) C. to adjust. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. to help. 25. How is the infinitive phrase used in the sentence:'He went to the store to buy some milk.'? A) As a noun. B) As an adjective. C) As an adverb. D) As a subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As an adverb. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesInfinitive Phrases Quiz 1Infinitive Phrases Quiz 2Infinitive Phrases Quiz 3Infinitive 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