INFINITIVES: Everything You Need To Know

The video tutorial explains the concept of infinitives, including the bare and full infinitives. It covers how infinitives can function as nouns, adjectives, and adverbs, and discusses the split infinitive, advising against its use in formal writing. The tutorial also explores the bare infinitive's use with auxiliary and modal verbs, verbs of perception, and causation. Additionally, it details the four forms of infinitives: perfect, continuous, perfect continuous, and passive, providing examples for each.

What is the main difference between a bare infinitive and a to-infinitive?

• A to-infinitive includes the word 'to'.

• A bare infinitive is always used as a noun.

• A bare infinitive includes the word 'to'.

• A to-infinitive is always used as an adjective.

Which of the following sentences contains a split infinitive?

• She decided to quickly run to the store.

• He wants to run quickly to the store.

• They plan to visit the museum tomorrow.

• We need to finish the project soon.

Which verb form is used with the bare infinitive?

• Modal verbs

• Present participle

• Past participle

• Gerunds

Which of the following is an example of a verb of perception?

• To hear

• To have

• To have been running

• To be seen

What structure does the continuous infinitive follow?

• To + have + past participle

• To + have been + present participle

• To + be + past participle

• To + be + present participle

Which form of infinitive is used to express a completed action?

• Bare infinitive

• Perfect infinitive

• Passive infinitive

• Continuous infinitive

What is the structure of the perfect continuous infinitive?

• To + be + past participle

• To + have been + present participle

• To + be + present participle

• To + have + past participle

Which of the following sentences uses a passive infinitive?

• They decided to quickly finish the task.

• He plans to run a marathon.

• She wants to visit the museum.

• The car has to be repaired before we go on the road.

What is the purpose of using a passive infinitive?

• To express a hypothetical action

• To express an action performed by the subject

• To express a future action

• To express an action received by the subject

Which of the following is NOT a form of infinitive?

• Gerund infinitive

• Continuous infinitive

• Perfect infinitive

• Passive infinitive