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Mastering Infinitives in English

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the infinitive phrase in the following sentence: "To win the championship was their ultimate goal."

a)

To win the championship

b)

was their ultimate goal

c)

the championship

d)

their ultimate goal

2.

Which of the following sentences uses an infinitive as the subject?

a)

To read books is my favorite hobby.

b)

She likes to read books.

c)

They went to the library.

d)

Reading books is fun.

3.

Choose the sentence that correctly uses an infinitive.

a)

She wants to quickly finish her homework.

b)

She wants quickly to finish her homework.

c)

She wants to finish quickly her homework.

d)

She wants her homework to finish quickly.

4.

In the sentence "To dance gracefully requires practice," what is the function of the infinitive phrase?

a)

Subject

b)

Object

c)

Adjective

d)

Adverb

5.

Identify the infinitive in the following sentence: "He decided to join the club."

a)

decided

b)

to join

c)

the club

d)

join

6.

Which sentence contains an infinitive phrase functioning as an adverb?

a)

She went to the store to buy groceries.

b)

To buy groceries, she went to the store.

c)

Her goal was to buy groceries.

d)

Buying groceries was her task.

7.

Select the sentence where the infinitive phrase acts as an adjective.

a)

The book to read is on the table.

b)

To read the book is enjoyable.

c)

She likes to read the book.

d)

Reading the book is fun.

8.

Which of the following sentences uses an infinitive phrase as a direct object?

a)

She wants to learn French.

b)

To learn French is her goal.

c)

Learning French is fun.

d)

Her goal is to learn French.

9.

Identify the function of the infinitive phrase in the sentence: "Her dream is to travel the world."

a)

Subject

b)

Predicate Nominative

c)

Direct Object

d)

Adverb

10.

Identify the infinitive phrase in the sentence: "To finish the project on time, we need to work hard."

a)

To finish the project on time

b)

we need to work hard

c)

the project on time

d)

work hard

11.

Select the sentence where the infinitive phrase acts as a predicate nominative.

a)

His ambition is to become a doctor.

b)

To become a doctor is his ambition.

c)

He wants to become a doctor.

d)

Becoming a doctor is his ambition.

12.

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.

a)

at home

b)

to go

c)

to school

d)

none

13.

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.

a)

wished more than anything

b)

for his father

c)

to appear in front of him

d)

none

14.

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.

a)

on the hair-rising ride

b)

to the haunted house

c)

saw something

d)

none

15.
I want to watch you play in your last game.
a)
prepositional phrase
b)
infinitive
16.

Which of the following is not an infinitive?

a)

to visualize

b)

to wonder

c)

to understand

d)

to Austin