Welcome to the Infinitive Phrase Quiz, learners. This quiz helps you understand what an infinitive phrase is, what it does in a sentence, and how we can identify it.
Not only does it help you understand infinitive phrases, but it also deepens your understanding of them. Every answer has a detailed explanation that clears the doubts and misunderstandings you may have and deepens your grasp of the concept.
Also, do check our detailed post on infinitive phrases to familiarize yourself with them and take your understanding of them to the next level.
INFINITIVE PHRASE QUIZ WITH EXPLANATIONS
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#1. An infinitive phrase is ____.
#2. What does an infinitive phrase start with?
Explanation: It always starts with an infinitive (to V1), and that’s why it is called an infinitive phrase.
#3. Which of these is not true about an infinitive phrase?
Explanation: The verb in an infinitive can be used in both the active and passive voice.
Examples:
- I want to love you passionately. (active infinitive)
- I want to be loved passionately. (passive infinitive)
‘To love’ is in the active voice, and ‘to be loved’ is showing the verb to be in the passive voice.
#4. Which is not a form of an infinitive?
Explanation: It is not a form of an infinitive; the other ones are.
Examples:
- I want to hire you. (simple active infinitive)
- I want to be hired. (simple passive infinitive)
- I regret to have gone there. (simple perfect infinitive)
#5. Which is not a form of an infinitive?
Explanation: It is not a form of an infinitive; the other ones are.
- I am elated to be living with you. (Simple continuous)
- He seems to have been beaten badly. (Perfect active infinitive)
- We are glad to have been living there. (Perfect continuous infinitive)
#6. Choose the infinitive phrase.
Explanation: It has an infinitive (to be) and the complement of the verb (happy). The other options don’t have an infinitive in them.
#7. Which of these is not an infinitive phrase?
Explanation: It misses the infinitive after the particle ‘to’ and had and has an adjective ‘sad’. The other ones start with an infinitive.
#8. Which of these is true about an infinitive phrase?
Explanation: A comma has to be used after all introductory adverbs.
- Fortunately, I was there to help you.
- To be really honest, you were at fault.
- To give my kids a better life, I have started doing overtime.
An infinitive phrase can have the object of the infinitive, complement, or adverb in it. Also, it can refer to a different time than the one the main verb/verb phrase does.
- I want to meet you at my house.
(to meet = infinitive, you = the object of the infinitive, at my house = adverb of the infinitive) - I denied to have copied all the answers from Tina’s sheet in the exam.
(to have copied = perfect infinitive, all the answers = the object of the infinitive, from Tina’s sheet = verb (infinitive) complement, in the exam = adverb of the infinitive)
Notice that the first example has an adverb in the infinitive phrase, and, in the second example, it refers to a time prior to that of the one that the main verb of the sentence refers to.
#9. “To my surprise, they all are going to Adam’s to celebrate his birthday.” Find the infinitive phrase from the sentence.
Explanation: It has an infinitive (to celebrate) and its object (his birthday). The other ones are prepositional phrases.
#10. “I don’t want to know what happened at the party.” Choose the complete infinitive phrase.
Explanation: It has an infinitive (to know) and its object (what happened at the party). The object of the infinitive is a noun clause; we can’t leave anything from it.
#11. “To get a job in a big MNC by the end of the year is all I want for me right now.” Choose the complete infinitive phrase.
Explanation: It is the complete infinitive phrase. It has an infinitive, its object, and its two adverbial phrases.
- To get a job in a big MNC by the end of the year = infinitive phrase
- To get = infinitive
- A job = the object of the infinitive ‘get’
- In a big MNC = first adverbial phrase (get a job ‘where’)
- By the end of the year = first adverbial phrase (get a job ‘when’)
#12. “I would love to work with you.” What does the infinitive phrase ‘to work with you’ do in the sentence?
Explanation: It works as a noun, the object of the verb ‘love’.
#13. “Everyone is going to be so happy to see you there.” What does the infinitive phrase ‘to see you there’ do in the sentence?
Explanation: It works as an adverb. It modifies the adjective ‘happy’ and gives us some context about it.
#14. “To hang out with her has been a dream of mine for a long time.” What does the infinitive phrase ‘To hang out with her’ do in the sentence?
Explanation: It works as a noun, the subject of the sentence.
#15. “The best food to try here is black chicken.” What does the infinitive phrase ‘to try here’ do in the sentence?
Explanation: It works as an adjective, modifying the noun ‘food’.
#16. “All she wanted to do was to help you.” What does the infinitive phrase ‘to help you’ do in the sentence?
Explanation: It works as a noun, the subject complement. It renames the subject.
#17. “I have come here to take my money back.” What does the infinitive phrase ‘to take my money back’ do in the sentence?
Explanation: It works as an adverb. It modifies the verb ‘come’ and indicates the reason for the action.
#18. “We do meditation to control anger.” What does the infinitive phrase ‘to control anger’ do in the sentence?
Explanation: It works as an adverb. It modifies the verb do and indicates the reason for the action. Why do we do meditation? To control anger.
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