This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Infinitive Phrases – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Infinitive Phrases Quiz 18 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. In the following sentence, identify the indirect object:The chimp smiled at the trainer and gave him a banana. A) Him. B) Chimp. C) Trainer. D) Banana. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Him. 4. To offer A) Ving. B) ToV. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ToV. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. What is the function of the infinitive phrase in the sentence below? Her goal was to learn more about finance. A) Subject. B) Predicate Nominative. C) Adverb. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Predicate Nominative. 10. In the sentence, 'The book to read for class is on the table, ' what is the infinitive phrase? A) The book. B) To read for class. C) Is on the table. D) For class. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To read for class. 11. 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. 12. Identify the sentence that uses the infinitive as an adverb. A) To read more books is his plan. B) She has a book to read before bed. C) He arrived early to beat the traffic. D) The task to clean the house was daunting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He arrived early to beat the traffic. 13. Which sentence has an infinitive phrase?(1 )We agree to wait another hour.(2) The family went to the beach last summer.(3) To the best of his knowledge, no one was home. A) Sentence 1. B) Sentence 2. C) Sentence 3. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence 1. 14. In the sentence "Her decision to leave early was unexpected, " identify the function of the infinitive phrase. A) Adjective. B) Noun. C) Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 15. Then she showed me the valve to fill the inner tube. A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective. 16. Identify the direct object in the following sentence.The incredibly bright student wrote a book about endangered turtles. A) Student. B) Wrote. C) Book. D) Turtles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Book. 17. Identify the function of the infinitive phrase in:'To finish the project on time is challenging.' A) Subject. B) Adverbial phrase. C) Complement. D) Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 18. Next, we got out wrenches to tighten some bolts. A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective. 19. When it is time to graduate in June, you will be proud of yourself. A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective. 20. In the following sentence which word does the infinitive phrase modify:At this point, it is probably better to work with an experienced mechanic. A) Point. B) Probably. C) Better. D) Mechanic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Better. 21. What is the function of the infinitive phrase in the sentence 'To win the race, he trained hard.'? A) Express purpose or intention. B) Express cause or reason. C) Express condition or possibility. D) Express time or duration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Express purpose or intention. 22. EXERCISE 1:IDENTIFYING INFINITIVE PHRASES. Identify the infinitive phrase in the sentence.Huck and Tom swore to keep the secret about Injun Joe. A) To keep the secret about Injun Joe. B) To keep the secret. C) Swore to keep the secret about Injun Joe. D) To keep. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To keep the secret about Injun Joe. 23. Identify the infinitive phrase in this sentence:'To learn is essential for growth.' A) To grow. B) To learn. C) Learning is essential. D) To be essential. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To learn. 24. Identify the infinitive phrase in the following sentence:'She loves to read books in her free time.' A) She loves. B) To read books. C) In her free time. D) Loves to read. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To read books. 25. What is the function of the infinitive phrase in:'To exercise regularly is important'? A) It functions as the subject of the sentence. B) It functions as an adverbial phrase. C) It functions as the object of the sentence. D) It functions as a complement to the subject. 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