Infinitives

Identify the infinitive in the following sentence.

To hurl stones at flowers is silly.

• to hurl

• stones

• flowers

• silly

What part of speech is the infinitive in the following sentence?

To hurl stones at flowers is silly.

• noun

• adjective

• adverb

Identify the infinitive in the following sentence.

The road to Miss Lottie's was one to be avoided.

• the road

• was one

• to Miss Lottie's

• to be avoided

What part of speech is the infinitive in the following sentence?

The road to Miss Lottie's was one to be avoided.

• noun

• adjective

• adverb

Identify the infinitive in the following sentence.

She loved to listen to her mother's soothing voice.

• she

• loved

• to listen

• soothing voice

What part of speech is the infinitive in the following sentence?

She loved to listen to her mother's soothing voice.

• noun

• adjective

• adverb

Identify the infinitive in the following sentence.

The children had too much time to do mischief.

• the children

• too much

• mischief

• to do

What part of speech is the infinitive in the following sentence?

The children had too much time to do mischief.

• noun

• adjective

• adverb

Identify the infinitive in the following sentence.

To refuse was not an option, so we agreed with their demands.

• not an option

• we agreed

• their demands

• to refuse

What part of speech is the infinitive in the following sentence?

To refuse was not an option, so we agreed with their demands.

• noun

• adjective

• adverb