Infinitive Phrases Quiz 11 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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🧠 Infinitive Phrases – Quiz 11
1. The Constitution was written to provide the boundaries of American rights and laws.
A) Adverb .
B) Noun.
C) Adjective.
D) None of above.
2. Can you listen?.
A) You can hear?.
B) Can you listen?.
C) Do you want to listen?.
D) You want to hear?.
3. What is the function of the infinitive phrase:My big brother loves to pick on me in front of my friends.
A) Direct Object.
B) Subject.
C) None of the above.
D) None of above.
4. What is the participial phrase? That man dancing the jig must be Irish.
A) Dancing the jig.
B) That man.
C) Must be Irish.
D) None of above.
5. Identify the infinitive or infinitive phrase and label it as a noun, adjective, or adverb.His aim is not to make one mistake.
A) Noun.
B) Adjective.
C) Adverb.
D) None of above.
6. Infinitives are a kind of verbal.
A) True.
B) False.
7. Which is the prepositional phrase? The clock, in my grandma's, house was broken last week.
A) In my grandma's house.
B) Broken last week.
C) Grandma's house was.
D) House was broken.
8. They / want / play basketball?.
A) Do they want to play basketball?.
B) Does they want to play basketball?.
C) Do they want play basketball?.
D) They want play basketball?.
9. Which of the following is not an infinitive?.
A) To Austin.
B) To visualize.
C) To wonder.
D) To understand.
10. It happened that he was sitting near me when I collapsed.He _____ near me when I collapsed.
A) Happened to be sitting .
B) Happened be sitting.
C) Happened to been sitting.
D) None of above.
11. Which of the following is an infinitive phrase?.
A) To swim in the ocean.
B) Swimming in the ocean.
C) Swam in the ocean.
D) Swims in the ocean.
12. What is the infinitive phrase in this sentence?She tells you to dance like no one is watching.
A) To dance like no one is watching. .
B) To dance like no one.
C) She tells.
D) None of above.
13. An appositive phrase is a/n _____ phrase.
A) Adjective.
B) Noun.
C) Adverb.
D) Verb.
14. What is the participial phrase? The dog running along the fence will bite you if you get too close.
A) Will bite you.
B) Running along the fence.
C) If you get too close.
D) The dog.
15. _____ is made up of an infinitive with modifiers or complements, all acting together as a single part of speech.
A) Infinitive Phrase.
B) Participial Phrase.
C) Prepositional Phrase.
D) Adverb Phrase.
16. *Identify the infinitive in each sentence. Mr. Salazar expected us to respect our grandparents.
A) To respect.
B) Mr. Salazar expected.
C) Us to.
D) Our grandparents.
17. I slid down in the seat and asked the driver to turn around.
A) NO CHANGE.
B) To turn around I slid down in the seat and asked the driver.
C) To turn around, I slid down in the seat and asked the driver.
D) To turn around in the seat, I slid down and asked the driver.
18. In the following sentence, what is the function of the infinitive phrase?The house to visit at Halloween is the one on the corner that hands out full-sized candy bars.
A) Adverb.
B) Direct object.
C) Subject.
D) Adjective.
19. Which of the following sentences contain infinitive phrase that functions as an adverb?.
A) The man struggles vehemently to challenge his opponents.
B) The man needs to challenge his opponents.
C) The man to challenge his opponents was an American.
D) All of the above.
20. Find the participle. "Did all of them have a winning record?".
A) Winning.
B) Record.
C) All.
D) Them.
21. A participle is when a _____ acts as an adjective.
A) Verb.
B) Phrase.
C) Adverb.
D) Noun.
22. He / need / a chair.
A) He need to a chair.
B) He needs a chair.
C) He need a chair.
D) He needs to a chair.
23. We are not hungry because ( _____ ).
A) You just ate.
B) We just ate.
C) Let's eat.
D) We have to eat.
24. They / have / a car.
A) They has to a car.
B) They has a car.
C) They have a car.
D) They have to a car.
25. In the following sentence, what purpose does the infinitive phrase serve?The house to visit at Halloween is the one on the corner that hands out full-sized candy bars.
A) Subject.
B) Adverb.
C) Direct object.
D) Adjective.