Choose the example with the gerund: 1

I warned him against driving fast.

Meanwhile Gwendolen was rallying her nerves to the reading of the paper.

The making of a new humanity cannot be the privilege of a handful of bureaucrats.

Our likings are regulated by our circumstances.

I want you to give my hair a good brushing.

State the function of the infinitive: I am sorry to have raised your expectations, Mr.Blake, only to disappoint them. 1

adverbial modifier of attendant circumstances

adverbial modifier of comparison (manner)

Choose the right variant. The Indefinite Infinitive expresses ... 1

an action simultaneous with the action expressed by the finite verb, so it may refer to the present, past or future.

an action simultaneous with that expressed by the finite verb, but it is an action in progress.

an action prior to the action expressed by the finite verb.

an action which lasted a certain time before the action of the finite verb.

an action simultaneous with the action expressed by the finite verb, which refers to the present.

Find the example of gerund in the function of complex object. 1

Aunt Augusta won't quite approve of your being here.

She enjoyed singing and playing to him.

The times were good for building.

Perhaps you wouldn't mind Richard's coming in?

Find the sentences where the Infinitive is used as a parenthesis: 3

He was rude, to say the least of it.

He brought with him a collection of Indian curios, to say nothing of an independent fortune and several slaves.

To begin with, we need more reliable data.

I am sorry to have raised your expectations, Mr. Blake, only to disappoint them.

To pacify her, I held the window ajar a few seconds.

Choose the right variants. The Infinitive with the particle to is used:3

after the verbs to expect, to manage, to pretend

after the verbs to want, to hope, to plan, to decide

after the expressions cannot but, nothing but, cannot choose but

Choose the right variants. The Infinitive without the particle to (the bare infinitive) is used: 3

after the verbs to expect, to manage, to pretend

after the expressions had better; would rather; would sooner

after verbs denoting sense perception

after the verb to know when its meaning approaches that of to see, to observe

after the verbs to want, to hope, to plan, to decide

Find the examples of the gerund as an attribute: 3

She had a feeling of having been worsted.

He was born with the gift of winning hearts.

Swithin protruded his pale round eyes with the effort of hearing.

Perhaps you wouldn't mind Richard's coming in?

He was to have three days at home before going back to farm

Choose the right variant. In Modern English we find the following predicative constructions with the infinitive: 3

the Objective-with-the-infinitive Construction

the Adjective Infinitive Construction

the Verbal Infinitive Construction

Choose the features that do not suit the verbal noun: 2

It has a double character — nominal and verbal.

It cannot be modified by an adverb.

It may be modified by an adjective.

Find the examples where the Gerund is used as an object. 2

She enjoyed singing and playing to him.

I saw him cross the street without looking.

She persuaded her brother to apply for the scholarship.

They expect the guests to arrive at 7 p.m.

Find the examples where the Infinitive is used as part of a predicative. 2

Their plan was to start a new business together.

The most important thing now is to stay calm.

I have nobody to say a kind word to me.

I never saw you act this way before.

Find the examples of the Indefinite Infinitive: 2

Mr. Forsyte will be very glad to see you.

"I'm glad to have seen you," he said.

For about ten days we seemed to have been living on nothing but cold meat, cake and bread and jam.

They happened, at the moment, to be standing near a small conservatory at the end of the garden.

Choose the wrong variant. The infinitive can be: 1

used as the subject of a sentence

Choose the wrong variant: 1

I object his having any acquaintance at all with my sister.

All the happiness of my life depends on your loving me.

I rushed out to prevent her from seeing this dreadful sight.

Find the examples which do not refer to the Perfect Continuous Infinitive: 3

The dog seems to be chasing its tail.

He pretended to be listening to the lecture.

I happened to be walking by when the accident occurred.

I would like to have been travelling during my gap year.

They must have been waiting for a long time.

Find the examples where the gerund functions as an adverbial modifier of time: Swithin protruded his pale round eyes with the effort of hearing. 3

Mr. Bumble's conduct on being left to himself was rather inexplicable.

He was to have three days at home before going back to farm.

In quitting the room he paused once more at my desk.

She startled her father by bursting into tears.

He was born with the gift of winning hearts.

Find the examples where the Infinitive isn't used as part of a complex object. 2

To travel around the world is her dream.

What she needs is to rest and recover.

I saw him cross the street without looking.

They expect the guests to arrive at 7 p.m.

The teacher told the students to open their books.

Find the examples of The Perfect Continuous Infinitive: 2

For about ten days we seemed to have been living on nothing but cold meat, cake and bread and jam.

He seems to have been working all night.

"I'm glad to have seen you," he said.

They happened, at the moment, to be standing near a smil conservatory at the end of the garden.

Choose the example with the verbal noun: 1

Our likings are regulated by our circumstances.

I warned him against driving fast.

He received more and more letters, so many that he had given up reading them.

Drinking, even temperately, was a sin.

The boys could not leave Salem House without asking for permission.

Find the examples of the Infinitive as an adverbial modifier: 3

She nervously moved her hand towards his lips as if to stop him.

Laws were not made to be broken, laws were made to stay within.

We must not leave him by himself any longer.

My intention is to get into parliament.

Find the sentences where the Infinitive is used as a parenthesis: 3

To put it mildly, he was not up to the mark.

To speak the truth, I have been a little troubled, but it is over.

Well, to cut a long story short, they thought it would be more economical to live at the villa.

Mr. Rokesmith has been so polite as to place his sitting-room at our disposal today.

To pacify her, I held the window ajar a few seconds.

Which sentences use a clause instead of an infinitive because the subject is not the doer of the act.. 2

I am glad you got a ticket for the concert.

I am very sorry to have done a man wrong, particularly when it can't be undone.

I am sorry to have forgotten your birthday.

Choose the nominal characteristic of the gerund: 1

The gerund has tense distinctions and voice distinctions.

The gerund can be modified by an adverb.

The gerund of transitive verbs can take a direct object.

The gerund can perform the function of subject, object and predicative.

The gerund can be preceded by a pronoun.

The Subjective Infinitive Construction is traditionally called... 1

the Nominative-with-the-Infinitive Construction

the Objectival-with-the-Infinitive Construction

the Predicative-with-the-Infinitive Construction

the Nominal-with-the-Infinitive Construction

the Objective-with-the-Infinitive Construction

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30 sec • 1 pt

Which pairs of synonyms cannot be used with the Subjective Infinitive Construction? 3

To seem and to appear

To be certain -to be sure

To happen and to chance

To make and to create

To hear and to listen

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Choose the function which doesn't refer to The for-to-Infinitive Construction: 1

predicative

compound verbal predicate

adverbial modifier

attribute

subject

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Bare Infinitive is not used after: 1

the verb rather

verbs denoting sense perception see, hear, feel, etc.

verbs ought, need

causative verbs make, let, help

modal verbs can, could, may, might, will, would, shall, should, must

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the following example the infinitive has the function of an adverbial modifier of ….; she stopped to exchange a few words with a neighbour. 1

condition

concession

manner

time

purpose

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

State the function of the infinitive: Even to think of it gave him ineffable torture. 1

predicative

compound verbal modal predicate

attribute

compound verbal aspect predicate

subject

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

State the function of the infinitive: He was the first to offer his hand to the Russians. 1

predicative

compound verbal aspect predicate

subject

compound verbal modal predicate

attribute

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

State the function of the Gerund: My answering in the affirmative gave him great satisfaction. 1

compound verbal aspect predicate

compound verbal modal predicate

subject

predicative

attribute

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grammar

Which pairs of synonyms cannot be used with the Subjective Infinitive Construction? 3

Choose the function which doesn't refer to The for-to-Infinitive Construction: 1

Bare Infinitive is not used after: 1

In the following example the infinitive has the function of an adverbial modifier of ….; she stopped to exchange a few words with a neighbour. 1

State the function of the infinitive: Even to think of it gave him ineffable torture. 1

State the function of the infinitive: He was the first to offer his hand to the Russians. 1

State the function of the Gerund: My answering in the affirmative gave him great satisfaction. 1

State the function of the infinitive: He was so weak as to be unable to work. 1

Choose the example with the gerund: 1

State the function of the infinitive: To pacify her, I held the window ajar a few seconds. 1

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