Infinitive and Gerund Quiz

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

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

• • 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.

• I never saw you act this way before.

• We must not leave him by himself any longer. Mr. Rokesmith has been so polite as to place his sitting

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

• I happened to be walking by when the accident occurred.

• They must have been waiting for a long time.

• She claimed to have been studying for hours.

• You appear to have been avoiding me lately.

• He pretended to be listening to the lecture.

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

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

• 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 expect, to manage, to pretend

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

• To begin with, we need more reliable data

• 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

• I was too busy to see anyone.

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

Find the examples of the gerund as an adverbial modifier of cause:

• I dared not attend the funeral for fear of making a fool of myself.

• She startled her father by bursting into tears

• She apologized for being late to the meeting.

• I feel the better myself for having spent a good deal of my time abroad.

• In spite of knowing the truth, she chose to remain silent.

Which pairs of synonyms can be used with the Subjective Infinitive Construction?

• To seem and to appear

• To happen and to chance

• To see and to observe

• To hear and to listen

• To think and to believe

Find the sentences with The Perfect Infinitive.

• I meant to have gone there.

• The teacher told the students to open their books

• I meant to have given you five shillings this morning for a Christmas-box, Sam.

• I saw him cross the street without looking

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

Choose the wrong variants. The infinitive has the following forms: Perfect Passive Perfect Active Continuous Active Continuous Passive+ Perfect Continuous Active Perfect Continuous Passive+

• Continuous Passive

• Perfect Passive

• Perfect Continuous Passive

• Continuous Active

• Perfect Active

Find the examples where the gerund doesn't function as an adverbial modifier: (11)

• She took my hand and kept on laughing.

• I feel the better myself for having spent a good deal of my time abroad.

• There was no mistaking the expression on her face.

• The day was spent in packing.

• David left London without telling anybody about it.

Find the examples where the Gerund is used as an adverbial modifier of cause I saw him cross the street without looking. I feel the better myself for having spent a good deal of my time abroad. + They expect the guests to arrive at 7 p.m. I dared not attend the funeral for fear of making a fool of myself. + The teacher told the students to open their books. She persuaded her brother to apply for the scholarship.