ENG 11 Grammar: 19.2 Verbals--Infinitives

Exercise 1: Identifying Infinitives and Infinitives Phrases

Identify the Infinitive or Infinitive Phrase in the sentence.

1. The magician's best trick was to disappear in a teacup.

• to disappear

• magician's best trick

• in a teacup

• to disappear in a teacup

Exercise 1: Identifying Infinitives and Infinitives Phrases

Identify the Infinitive or Infinitive Phrase in the sentence.

2. The doctor was known for his ability to perform surgery.

• to perform surgery

• for his ability to perform surgery

• for his ability

• to perform

Exercise 1: Identifying Infinitives and Infinitives Phrases

Identify the Infinitive or Infinitive Phrase in the sentence.

3. The bus to Houston is about to depart.

• to Houston

• to Houston is about to depart

• to depart

• about to depart

Exercise 1: Identifying Infinitives and Infinitives Phrases

Identify the Infinitive or Infinitive Phrase in the sentence.

4. The future is often unpleasant to contemplate.

• is often unpleasant

• The future

• unpleasant to contemplate

• to contemplate

Exercise 1: Identifying Infinitives and Infinitives Phrases

Identify the Infinitive or Infinitive Phrase in the sentence.

5. The wrestler was glad to win a match.

• to win

• to win a match

• wrestler was glad

• was glad

Exercise 1: Identifying Infinitives and Infinitives Phrases

Identify the Infinitive or Infinitive Phrase in the sentence.

6. My friend bought a new coat to wear to the opera.

• My friend

• to the opera

• to wear

• to wear to the opera

Exercise 1: Identifying Infinitives and Infinitives Phrases

Identify the Infinitive or Infinitive Phrase in the sentence.

7. He was happy to have been the center of attention.

• to have been the center of attention

• was happy to have been

• of attention

• to have been the center

Exercise 1: Identifying Infinitives and Infinitives Phrases

Identify the Infinitive or Infinitive Phrase in the sentence.

8. To plan a wonderful party is not the easiest task.

• a wonderful party

• To plan

• is not the easiest task

• To plan a wonderful party

Exercise 1: Identifying Infinitives and Infinitives Phrases

Identify the Infinitive or Infinitive Phrase in the sentence.

9. Would you like to see the week-old kittens?

• Would you like to see

• to see

• to see the week-old

• to see the week-old kittens

Exercise 1: Identifying Infinitives and Infinitives Phrases

Identify the Infinitive or Infinitive Phrase in the sentence.

10. Tim was practicing daily to improve his skills.

• to improve his skills

• to improve

• his skills

• daily to improve his skills