WorksheetsMastering Infinitives in English
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Identify the infinitive phrase in the following sentence: "To win the championship was their ultimate goal."
To win the championship
was their ultimate goal
the championship
their ultimate goal
Which of the following sentences uses an infinitive as the subject?
To read books is my favorite hobby.
She likes to read books.
They went to the library.
Reading books is fun.
Choose the sentence that correctly uses an infinitive.
She wants to quickly finish her homework.
She wants quickly to finish her homework.
She wants to finish quickly her homework.
She wants her homework to finish quickly.
In the sentence "To dance gracefully requires practice," what is the function of the infinitive phrase?
Subject
Object
Adjective
Adverb
Identify the infinitive in the following sentence: "He decided to join the club."
decided
to join
the club
join
Which sentence contains an infinitive phrase functioning as an adverb?
She went to the store to buy groceries.
To buy groceries, she went to the store.
Her goal was to buy groceries.
Buying groceries was her task.
Select the sentence where the infinitive phrase acts as an adjective.
The book to read is on the table.
To read the book is enjoyable.
She likes to read the book.
Reading the book is fun.
Which of the following sentences uses an infinitive phrase as a direct object?
She wants to learn French.
To learn French is her goal.
Learning French is fun.
Her goal is to learn French.
Identify the function of the infinitive phrase in the sentence: "Her dream is to travel the world."
Subject
Predicate Nominative
Direct Object
Adverb
Identify the infinitive phrase in the sentence: "To finish the project on time, we need to work hard."
To finish the project on time
we need to work hard
the project on time
work hard
Select the sentence where the infinitive phrase acts as a predicate nominative.
His ambition is to become a doctor.
To become a doctor is his ambition.
He wants to become a doctor.
Becoming a doctor is his ambition.
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
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
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
Which of the following is not an infinitive?
to visualize
to wonder
to understand
to Austin
