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📘 Infinitive Phrases – Quiz 22
1. Find the infinitive:To be or not to be:that is the question.
A) To be.
B) That is the question.
C) Or not.
D) None of the above.
2. Check all that apply to infinitive phrases.
A) Must be capitalized.
B) Made up of "to" plus a verb.
3. Infinitive verbs always end _____ .
A) In an 'R'.
B) Conjugated.
C) Tragically.
D) Happily.
4. I sent a letter to Jan.
A) Adverb.
B) Adjective.
C) Infinitive.
D) None of above.
5. Find the appositive phrase.Mr. Sunshine, dejected and lonely, went to McDonald's and ordered a number 1, the Big Mac Combo, but they gave him a cheeseburger happy meal instead.
A) The Big Mac Combo.
B) Dejected and lonely.
C) A number 1, the Big Mac Combo.
D) Happy meal.
6. Which of the following is an infinitive phrase?.
A) To new heights.
B) To a better future.
C) To sing in the choir.
D) To the movies.
7. Identify the function of the infinitive phrase in the following sentence:To remove stains from clothes, I recommend washing them in hot, soapy water.
A) Predicate nominative.
B) Subject.
C) Adverb.
D) Adjective.
8. 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) To appear in front of him.
B) Wished more than anything.
C) For his father.
D) None.
9. Identify the function of the infinitive phrase in the following sentence:Robert Fulton, who built the first successful steamboat, tried to invent a practical submarine.
A) Direct object.
B) Adjective.
C) Predicate nominative.
D) Adverb.
10. She currently lives in Virginia with her husband John Taylor and continues to contribute regularly to MSNBC. What is the COMPLETE infinitive phrase in the sentence above?.
A) To contribute regularly to MSNBC.
B) To MSNBC.
C) To contribute.
D) In Virginia.
11. I'd like a glass of orange juice, please.
A) Adjective.
B) Adverb.
C) Infinitive.
D) None of above.
12. In the following sentence, the infinitive is acting like a _____ When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands _____ .
A) Noun.
B) Adjective.
C) Adverb.
D) None of above.
13. Locate the infinitive phrase:Andrew knows that to drive up a hill of butter is impossible.
A) To drive up a hill of butter .
B) To drive.
C) To drive up a hill of butter is impossible.
D) None of above.
14. Which of the following sentences uses an infinitive phrase as the subject?.
A) Swim in the ocean is my favorite activity.
B) Swimming in the ocean is my favorite activity.
C) To swim in the ocean is my favorite activity.
D) My favorite activity is swimming in the ocean.
15. Find the infinitive phrase:I try to sleep at night.
A) Try to sleep.
B) Try to.
C) To sleep.
D) To sleep at night.
16. The shoes are in the box under the bed.
A) Adjective.
B) Adverb.
C) Infinitive.
D) None of above.
17. What is the function of the infinitive phrase in the sentence:The play to see will be Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare.
A) Adjective.
B) Noun.
C) Adverb.
D) None of above.
18. The number to call for that information has been changed.The infinitive phrase is _____ .
A) To call for that information .
B) To call for that information has been changed.
C) To call.
D) None of above.
19. I hope _____ other people with their work.
A) Help.
B) To help.
20. Identify the function of the infinitive phrase in the following sentence:For now, I've chosen to learn a routine that increases flexibility.
A) Direct object.
B) Subject.
C) Adjective.
D) Adverb.
21. He / like / sing?.
A) Does he like sing?.
B) Does he likes sing?.
C) Do he likes to sing?.
D) Does he like to sing?.
22. Identify the infinitive phrase. If there is no infinitive, choose none. "Listen to your heart" is not very good advice.
A) None.
B) Listen.
C) To your heart.
D) Very good advice.
23. A good habit is to go for a walk in the evening.
A) Object.
B) Subject.
24. Locate the infinitive phrase:It is important to listen carefully.
A) To listen carefully .
B) To listen.
C) Important to listen.
D) None of above.
25. 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 above.