Infinitives and Infinitive Phrases Task Card

Identify the infinitive phrase. If there is no infinitive, choose none.

“Please let me stay at home because I don’t want to go to school,” I begged.

• at home

• to go

• to school

• none

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Identify the infinitive phrase. If there is no infinitive, choose none.

On the hair-raising ride to the haunted house, I was sure I saw something lurking in the woods.

• on the hair-rising ride

• to the haunted house

• saw something

• none

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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.

• wished more than anything

• for his father

• to appear in front of him

• none

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Identify the infinitive phrases. If there is no infinitive, choose none.

After the circus ended, he and his sister had to stand outside in the rain to wait on their mom.

• after the circus ended

• to stand outside in the rain

• to wait on their mom

• none

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Identify the infinitive phrase. If there is no infinitive, choose none.

Tony didn’t have the heart to tell them the bad news.

• didn't have the heart

• to tell them

• the bad news

• none

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Identify the infinitive phrase. If there is no infinitive, choose none.

“Listen to your heart” is not very good advice.

• Listen

• to your heart

• very good advice

• none

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Identify the infinitive phrase. If there is no infinitive, choose none.

To win the lottery, one must first play the lottery.

• to win the lottery

• one must first

• play the lottery

• none

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Identify the infinitive phrase. If there is no infinitive, choose none.

She heard her father talking to her mother on the phone.

• heard her father

• talking

• to her mother

• none

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Identify the infinitive phrases. If there is no infinitive, choose none.

Mom told me to open the windows to let some fresh air in the house.

• to open the windows

• to let some fresh air

• in the house

• none

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Identify the infinitive phrase. If there is no infinitive, choose none.

“Come eat lunch,” Mom yelled as I opened the door to my room.

• come eat lunch

• yelled as I opened

• to my room

• none

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