This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Infinitive Phrases – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Infinitive Phrases Quiz 21 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which verbal ends in-ing and functions as a noun? A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) Infinitive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 2. They try to cook = A) Tratan por cocinar. B) Tratan cocinar. C) Tratan a cociner. D) Tratan de cocinar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tratan de cocinar. 3. Identify the participle in the sentence:'The fallen leaves covered the ground.' A) Fallen. B) Leaves. C) Covered. D) Ground. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fallen. 4. Find the infinitive phrase:My dad went to the kitchen to make pie. A) To the kitchen. B) To make pie. C) To the kitchen to make pie. D) Dad went to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To make pie. 5. What type of phrase is 'to finish the project' in the sentence:'He worked late to finish the project.' A) Gerund phrase. B) Infinitive phrase. C) Participle phrase. D) Prepositional phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infinitive phrase. 6. In which ways can infinitive phrases function? A) Only as nouns. B) Only as adjectives. C) As adjectives, adverbs, and nouns. D) Only as adverbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As adjectives, adverbs, and nouns. 7. Finish the sentence:"An infinitive always starts with the word "to" and is followed by a ..... " A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Verb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Verb. 8. "From eating too much." Identify the preposition A) Eating. B) Too. C) From. D) Much. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) From. 9. When there are two verbs in a row, the second one always ..... A) Is conjugated. B) Stays as an infinitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stays as an infinitive. 10. In "There's a deadline to meet, and since it's fast approaching, we need to work overtime to stay on track, " what does the infinitive "to meet" indicate? A) A suggestion. B) A requirement. C) A feeling. D) A command. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A requirement. 11. This is a part of an infinitive phrase that describes the object in the phrase. It may also serve as an adverb. A) Infinitive Form. B) Complement. C) Modifier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Modifier. 12. In the sentence, 'His goal is to become a doctor, ' what job is the infinitive phrase 'to become a doctor' doing? A) It's a noun that renames the subject 'goal'. B) It's an adjective describing 'goal'. C) It's an adverb explaining why. D) It's the main verb of the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's a noun that renames the subject 'goal'. 13. Identify the function of the infinitive in the following sentence:My mother's favorite dish to cook is lasagna. A) Adjective. B) Subject. C) Predicate nominative. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 14. I need a Wireless connection ..... the online class A) To attending. B) In order for attend. C) To attend. D) For attend. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To attend. 15. Locate the infinitive phrase:Andrew knows that to drive up a hill of butter is impossible. A) To drive. B) To drive up a hill of butter is impossible. C) To drive up a hill of butter. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To drive up a hill of butter. 16. Complete infinitives are seen in ..... A) Compound sentence. B) Modal auxiliaries. C) Main verbs. D) Noun phrases. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Modal auxiliaries. 17. Which sentence below is incorrect? A) He immediately decided to respond to the email. B) Immediately, he decided to respond to the email. C) He decided immediately to respond to the email. D) He decided to immediately respond to the email. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He decided to immediately respond to the email. 18. Identify the gerund phrase in the following sentence:I enjoy reading books in my free time. A) Books in my. B) Reading books. C) Free time. D) Enjoy reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reading books. 19. It happened that he was sitting near me when I collapsed.He ..... near me when I collapsed. A) Happened be sitting. B) Happened to been sitting. C) Happened to be sitting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Happened to be sitting. 20. Tengo un lapiz ..... escribir. A) Para. B) Necesito. C) Voy. D) Acabo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Para. 21. To run 10 miles presents a problem for most students. A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun. 22. Find the infinitive phrase:The other mother wanted to keep Coraline. A) Wanted to. B) To keep Coraline. C) Wanted to keep. D) The other mother wanted. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To keep Coraline. 23. Differentiate between the gerund and infinitive phrase in the following sentence:I like swimming and to run. A) Swimming is an adverb, and to run is a noun. B) Swimming is a preposition, and to run is a verb. C) Swimming is a gerund, and to run is an infinitive phrase. D) Swimming is a conjunction, and to run is an adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Swimming is a gerund, and to run is an infinitive phrase. 24. These can function as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb. A) Conditionals. B) Predicates. C) Infinitive phrases. D) Appositives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Infinitive phrases. 25. Using a hand pump, we added air to the back tire. We were careful not to put in too much air. A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) None of the above. 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