Functions of Infinitives - step by step

​Don't forget, if you can add "in order" before it, it is acting like an adverb

Multiple Choice

To win the series, the team practiced daily.

Does it follow a noun and describe "which one"?

• yes

• no

Multiple Choice

To win the series, the team practiced daily.

Can it be replaced with "it" in the sentence?

• yes

• no

Multiple Choice

To win the series, the team practiced daily.

Does it say "when," "where," or "how"; or can you add "in order to" in front of it?

• yes

• no

Then it's acting like an adverb!​

Multiple Choice

To win the series is the team's goal.

Does it follow a noun and describe "which one"?

• yes

• no

Multiple Choice

To win the series was the team's goal.

Can it be replaced with "it" in the sentence?

• yes

• no

Then it is acting like a noun!​

Multiple Choice

The person to get to the other side of the gym will be the winner.

Does it follow a noun and describe "which one"?

• yes

• no

The it's acting like an adjective!​

Multiple Choice

What is the function of the infinitive phrase in the following sentence?

To dance under the stars is what Margaret desires.

• noun

• adjective

• adverb

Multiple Choice

What is the function of the infinitive phrase in the following sentence?

To become a nurse, Michelle went to college for four years.

• noun

• adjective

• adverb

Multiple Choice

What is the function of the infinitive phrase in the following sentence?

My brother went to Drake University to get a master's degree in finance.

• noun

• adjective

• adverb

Multiple Choice

What is the function of the infinitive phrase in the following sentence?

The last student to enter the classroom should close the door.

• noun

• adjective

• adverb

Multiple Choice

What is the function of the infinitive phrase in the following sentence?

Miriam listened to her grandmother to better understand her story.

• noun

• adjective

• adverb

Multiple Choice

What is the function of the infinitive phrase in the following sentence?

Micah's favorite job is to milk the cows in the morning.

• noun

• adjective

• adverb