Infinitive Phrases Quiz 21 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📝 Infinitive Phrases – Quiz 21
1. Identify the infinitive or infinitive phrase and label it as noun, adjective, or adverb.He is eager to be recognized.
A) Adverb .
B) Noun.
C) Adjective.
D) None of above.
2. Commercials are made to persuade people.
A) Adverb.
B) Noun.
C) Adjective.
D) None of above.
3. What type of phrase is the highlighted?To get to the Emerald City, you must follow the yellow brick road.
A) Appositive.
B) Not a phrase.
C) Infinitive.
D) Prepositional.
4. What is the participial phrase in this sentence? The boys sitting by the road were gossiping.
A) Sitting by the road.
B) The boys.
C) Were gossiping.
D) None of above.
5. Find the infinitive:To escape, he crawled through the sewers.
A) To escape.
B) He crawled.
C) Sewers.
D) None of above.
6. To have to _____ .
A) None of the above.
B) Have to.
C) Have with.
D) Have.
E) Have to.
7. *Identify the infinitive in each sentence. Sarah, the star runner of the track team, was eager to compete.
A) Star runner.
B) Was eager.
C) Track team.
D) To compete.
8. .... the periodic test requires reviewing your previous lessons thoroughly.
A) To pass .
B) To examine.
C) To submit.
D) None of above.
9. She had tied rags around her shoulders to keep out the spring chill and was picking through the trash.
A) To keep out the spring chill, she had tied rags around her shoulders and was picking through the trash.
B) NO CHANGE.
C) To keep out the spring chill she had tied rags around her shoulders and was picking through the trash.
D) She had tied rags around her shoulders and was picking through the trash to keep out the spring chill.
10. Find the sentence that contains the infinitive phrase.
A) He likes to run track.
B) The spaghetti exploded in his face.
C) The bucket of water fell off the cliff.
D) None of above.
11. The Football Hall of Fame is fun to visit on a cold day.
A) Adverb .
B) Noun.
C) Adjective.
D) None of above.
12. Upon arrival, please hang your coat in the closet.
A) Adverb.
B) Adjective.
C) Infinitive.
D) None of above.
13. What is involved in the infinitive form?.
A) Preposition + verb.
B) Verb + ING.
C) Verb + verb.
D) Verb + S.
14. Find the infinitive:My mom went in the kitchen to find some bread.
A) In the kitchen.
B) To find.
C) Some bread.
D) Went.
15. The way to please your parents is by obeying at all times.
A) To please your parents.
B) The way to please.
C) By obeying.
D) At all times.
16. What is the function of the infinitive in the sentence:I want to go to the store before it gets too busy.
A) Noun.
B) Adjective.
C) Adverb.
D) None of above.
17. What is the function of the infinitive phrase:During this pandemic, we can all try to help local restaurants by ordering take-out.
A) Direct Object.
B) Subject.
C) None of the above.
D) None of above.
18. Which sentence contains an infinitive phrase?.
A) To grab the students' attention, Profe Olson waves her arms. .
B) Profe Olson gets her students' attention by waving her arms.
C) Seeking their attention, Profe Olson waves her arms at the students.
D) None of above.
19. In general I prefer _____ to the cinema rather than to the theater.
A) Go.
B) Look.
C) To visit.
D) None of above.
20. 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) Adjective.
B) Adverb.
C) Direct object.
D) Subject.
21. They are going to give _____ .
A) From a then.
B) We are gonna give.
C) Let's give.
D) There is the dar.
22. *Identify the infinitive in each sentence. To ride on the bus is not convenient.
A) To ride.
B) Bus is.
C) On the.
D) Not convenient.
23. It's important to listen when the teacher gives instructions.
A) Infinitive .
B) Adjective.
C) Adverb.
D) None of above.
24. My dream, to act on Broadway, will hopefully come true once I move to New York."To act on Broadway" could be considered an appositive phrase.
A) True.
B) False.
25. Identify the appositive in the sentence below. My best friend, Chuck, is a gifted speaker.
A) Friend.
B) Speaker.
C) Chuck.
D) My.