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Infinitive and Participial Phrases

Total questions: 105

Worksheet time: 2hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
True or False?
A participle modifies a verb.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
What type of phrase is in red?
Trembling with rage, she stalked out. 
a)

infinitive

b)

participial

3.
What is the red word modifying (describing) in the following sentence?
Tara was getting worried that she may not pass the math test, thinking how little she knew about equations.
a)
Tara
b)
test
c)
she
d)
equations
4.
How is the red word functioning in the following sentence?
After the game, the losing team went home with no trophy.
a)
verb
b)
adjective
c)
direct object
d)
subject
5.
Is the highlighted word/phrase a VERB or a PARTICIPLE?
Cindy appeared very graceful while she was jumping over the hurdles.
a)
verb/verb phrase
b)
participle/participle phrase
6.
How does a participial phrase function in a sentence? 
a)
It shows a relationship between two words.
b)
It describes the noun next to it.
c)
It renames the noun in front of it. 
d)
It is the action in the sentence.
7.
What noun is the participial phrase modifying?
Quickly checking over his answers, Patrick handed in his test just before time ran out.
a)
Patrick
b)
answers
c)
test
d)
ran
8.
What is the participial phrase in the following sentence?
Sweeping across the night sky, the bats hunted their prey.
a)
Sweeping across the night sky,
b)
the bats hunted 
c)
hunted their prey.
d)
across the night sky
9.

Participials are what part of speech?

a)

nouns

b)

adverbs

c)

adjectives

d)

conjunctions

10.

Identify the underlined phrase:

Parked by the side of the road, the patrolman waited for speeders.

a)

infinitive phrase

b)

participial phrase

11.

Identify the underlined phrase:

To make coffee in the morning is a must for Mrs. Jordan's day to be a good one!

a)

adjective phrase

b)

adverb phrase

c)

infinitive phrase

d)

gerund phrase

12.
Even though it looks like a verb, a participle functions to _______, like an adjective would do. 
a)
describe
b)
talk
13.
Participial verbal phrases are verb forms that act like ______.
a)
nouns
b)
adjectives
14.
An infinitive  is a verb form that begins with the word __________. 
a)
to
b)
for
15.
An infinitive verbal phrase can act like a _____, ______, or ______. 
a)
a noun, an adjective, or  an adverb
b)
a noun, a conjunction, or a preposition
16.
What type of verbal phrase is green?
My friends and I love to watch the movie Elf.
a)
gerund
b)
infinitive
c)
participial
d)
marsupial
17.
What type of verbal phrase is green?
Buddy the Elf, hoping to find his parents, heads to New York City.
a)
participial
b)
infinitive
18.
What type of verbal is green?
The elves put the wrapped presents into the bag.
a)
participial
b)
gerund
c)
infinitive
d)
marsupial
19.
What type of verbal is green?
Buddy wasn't bothered by the snickering strangers.
a)
participial
b)
infinitive
20.
What type of verbal phrase is green?
I want to go ice skating with Buddy!
a)
infinitive
b)
gerund
21.
What type of verbal phrase is green?
Amazed by the bright city lights, Buddy wanders around New York.
a)
participial
b)
gerund
22.

I wasn't sure how to get to the restaurant.

a)

prepositional phrase

b)

participial phrase

c)

gerund phrase

d)

appositive phrase

e)

infinitive phrase

23.

All Mike wants to do on the weekend is wash his car.

a)

prepositional phrase

b)

participial phrase

c)

gerund phrase

d)

appositive phrase

e)

infinitive phrase

24.

Reading the directions, Paul was able to repair the DVD player.

a)

prepositional phrase

b)

participial phrase

c)

gerund phrase

d)

appositive phrase

e)

infinitive phrase

25.

Bob wants to live close to where he works.

a)

prepositional phrase

b)

participial phrase

c)

gerund phrase

d)

appositive phrase

e)

infinitive phrase

26.

Bothered by the constant noise, Sarah changed seats.

a)

prepositional phrase

b)

participial phrase

c)

gerund phrase

d)

appositive phrase

e)

infinitive phrase

27.

Laughing hysterically, my sister and her friends watched the movie.

a)

prepositional phrase

b)

participial phrase

c)

gerund phrase

d)

appositive phrase

e)

infinitive phrase

28.

Martha and Quentin were members of the same club for three years.

a)

prepositional phrase

b)

participial phrase

c)

gerund phrase

d)

appositive phrase

e)

infinitive phrase

29.

Plants need to have water in order to survive.

a)

prepositional phrase

b)

participial phrase

c)

gerund phrase

d)

appositive phrase

e)

infinitive phrase

30.

The children could not wait to go to the play.

a)

prepositional phrase

b)

participial phrase

c)

gerund phrase

d)

appositive phrase

e)

infinitive phrase

31.

1.Facing high school standards, students realized they hadn't worked hard enough in middle school.

a)

Infinitive Phrase

b)

Gerund Phrase

c)

Participial Phrase

32.

4.To be truly successful is to be true to yourself and to the highest principles of honor

a)

Infinitive Phrase

b)

Gerund Phrase

c)

Participial Phrase

33.

5.I am expected to do the dishes at his house every night.

a)

Infinitive Phrase

b)

Gerund Phrase

c)

Participial Phrase

34.

7.The student left in charge of the class couldn’t control his classmates.

a)

Infinitive Phrase

b)

Gerund Phrase

c)

Participial Phrase

35.

8.The president wants to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.

a)

Infinitive Phrase

b)

Gerund Phrase

c)

Participial Phrase

36.

9.Getting up at five, we got an early start.

a)

Infinitive Phrase

b)

Gerund Phrase

c)

Participial Phrase

37.

10.Gathering my courage, I asked the teacher for help with my schoolwork.

a)

Infinitive Phrase

b)

Gerund Phrase

c)

Participial Phrase

38.

15.Jumping up and down, the cheerleaders urged the team on and got the fans to their feet.

a)

Infinitive Phrase

b)

Gerund Phrase

c)

Participial Phrase

39.

An infinitive phrase...

a)

Always contains to+verb

b)

Always begins with an -ing verb

c)

Always contains a past tense verb

d)

Can always be deleted from the sentence

40.

A doorstop serves one main purpose, to keep the door open.

a)

Participial (gerund) phrase

b)

Adverb clause

c)

Past participial phrase

d)

Infinitive phrase

41.

Impressed by how well he raps, I think Kendrick Lamar is one of the greatest rappers of all time.

a)

Appositive phrase

b)

Past participial phrase

c)

Adjective clause

d)

Infinitive phrase

42.

After the final bell, Muhammad Ali won the fight.

a)

Prepositional phrase

b)

Past (gerund) participial phrase

c)

Adverb clause

d)

Inifinitive phrase

43.

To write a great essay, you must write a variety of good sentences.

a)

Prepositional phrase

b)

Adverb clause

c)

Inifinitive phrase

d)

Past participial phrase

44.

Adorened with diamonds and pearls, my mom's necklace was a gift from her new male friend.

a)

Past participial phrase

b)

Appositive phrase

c)

Infinitive phrase

d)

Adverb clause

45.

Suddenly interested in stars, I asked my mom to get me a telescope for my birthday.

a)

Infinitive phrase

b)

Appositive phrase

c)

Past participial phrase

d)

Gerund phrase

46.

What is the infinitive/infinitive phrase in the following sentence?

To give to others is so important.

a)

to give to others

b)

to others

c)

is so important

d)

so important

47.

What is the infinitive/infinitive phrase in the following sentence?

My entire life I have always wanted to be a teacher.

a)

my entire life

b)

I have

c)

always wanted

d)

to be a teacher

48.

What is the infinitive/infinitive phrase in the following sentence?

Eating a balanced diet allows a person to keep healthy.

a)

eating a balanced diet

b)

balanced

c)

allows a person

d)

to keep healthy

49.

The way to please your parents is by obeying at all times.

a)

the way to please

b)

to please your parents

c)

by obeying

d)

at all times

50.

What is the infinitive/infinitive phrase in the following sentence?

After Bobby fell to the ground, he needed to go to the hospital.

a)

Bobby fell

b)

to the ground

c)

to go

d)

to the hospital

51.

Which of the following is an infinitive phrase?

a)

to sing in the choir

b)

to new heights

c)

to a better future

d)

to the movies

52.

Add an infinitive phrase to the following sentence:

April bought eighty lottery tickets __________________.

a)

with the hopes of winning.

b)

at the local convenience store.

c)

and gave them to her grandmother.

d)

to increase her chances of winning.

53.

In the following sentence, what purpose does the infinitive phrase serve?

To smile at others brings joy to yourself.

a)

subject

b)

direct object

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

54.

In the following sentence, what purpose does the infinitive phrase serve?

The house to visit at Halloween is the one on the corner that hands out full-sized candy bars.

a)

subject

b)

direct object

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

55.

To sleep is all I want to do over Spring Break.

The 2 underlined phrases are what type of verbal?

a)

Participle

b)

Infinitve

c)

Gerund

56.

A noun, adjective, or adverb made from the to- form of the verb.

a)

Appositive phrase

b)

Prepositional Phrase

c)

Gerund Phrase

d)

Infinitive Phrase

e)

Participial Phrase

57.

An Infinitive (to think, to dream) is not limited to a tense or time.

a)

True

b)

False

58.

Find the INFINITIVE PHRASE in the following sentence.


Preston wants to run for office in the next election.

a)

for office

b)

in the next election

c)

to run for office

59.

Find the INFINITIVE PHRASE in the following sentence.


We tried to plant a tree in the front yard.

a)

to plant a tree

b)

in the front yard

c)

We tried to plant

60.
In this sentence, what is the participle?
Searching for the booty, Blackbeard directed his men to look under a rock.
a)
booty
b)
searching
c)
Blackbeard
d)
to look
61.
In this sentence, what is the infinitive?

Searching for the booty, Blackbeard directed his men to look under a rock.
a)
to look
b)
searching
c)
Blackbeard
d)
under a rock
62.
In this sentence, what does the participle modify?
Searching for the booty, Blackbeard directed his men to look under a rock.
a)
booty
b)
rock
c)
searching
d)
Blackbeard
63.
The cloud floating in the distance looked like a dragon.
In this sentence, what word is the participle modifying?
a)
cloud
b)
floating
c)
distance
d)
dragon
64.
Bonus question:
I really wanted to make a 100.
How is the infinitive phrase used?
a)
direct object
b)
predicate nominative
c)
adjective
d)
adverb
65.

Identify the phrase: The horse trotting up to the fence hopes that you have an apple or carrot.

a)

gerund phrase

b)

participial phrase

c)

infinitive phrase

66.

Identify the phrase: Kelvin, an aspiring comic book artist, is taking Anatomy and Physiology this semester to understand the interplay of muscle and bone in the human body.

a)

noun phrase

b)

infinitive phrase

c)

participial phrase

67.

Identify the phrase: Selena is always disobeying the speed limit.

a)

absolute phrase

b)

noun phrase

c)

verb phrase

68.

Identify the phrase: Sam will be going to the dance.

a)

verb phrase

b)

prepositional phrase

c)

gerund phrase

69.
Angleton High School is a great place to learn.
a)
appositive phrase
b)
participial phrase
c)
gerund phrase
d)
infinitive phrase
70.
Frozen with fear, Branson asked Betty out for pizza and a movie.
a)
appositive phrase
b)
participial phrase
c)
gerund phrase
d)
infinitive phrase
71.
Mrs. Henry, loving grammar so much, gave us sentences to diagram.
a)
noun
b)
adverb
c)
adjective
72.
The best book to read for your oral report is 1984.
a)
subject
b)
direct object
c)
adjective
d)
adverb
73.
Andre and Aaron teamed up to study for the test.
a)
direct object
b)
predicate nominative
c)
adjective
d)
adverb
74.

I believe that the Gandhi represented in the play is arrogant.

a)

GERUND

b)

PARTICIPLE

c)

INFINITIVE

d)

PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE

e)

APPOSITIVE

75.

Radcliffe was impartial; however, he was manipulated by the British government to favor India.

a)

CLAUSE

b)

PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE

c)

INFINITIVE PHRASE

d)

GERUND PHRASE

e)

PARTICIPIAL PHRASE

76.

Having scored the winning goal, Christopher celebrated.

a)

a participial phrase

b)

a gerund phrase

c)

an infinitive phrase

d)

an appositive phrase.

77.

The doctor will try to diagnose the illness.

a)

a participial phrase

b)

a gerund phrase

c)

an infinitive phrase

d)

an appositive phrase

78.

Identify how each underlined phrase is used in each sentence:


One interesting aspect of Caribbean culture is reggae dancing.

a)

Prepositional phrase

b)

Infinitive phrase

c)

Gerund phrase

d)

Participial phrase

79.

Identify how each underlined phrase is used in each sentence:


Enjoying the day off, many residents enjoy soccer on Sundays.

a)

Prepositional phrase

b)

Infinitive phrase

c)

Gerund phrase

d)

Participial phrase

80.

Identify how each underlined phrase is used in each sentence:


His skills as an artist, an inventor, and a scientist enabled him to excel in many fields.

a)

Prepositional phrase

b)

Infinitive phrase

c)

Gerund phrase

d)

Participial phrase

81.

Identify how each underlined phrase is used in each sentence:


He wrote backward in these notebooks; his writing can be read only with a mirror.

a)

Prepositional phrase

b)

Infinitive phrase

c)

Gerund phrase

d)

Participial phrase

82.

Identify how each underlined phrase is used in each sentence:


Fascinated with the idea of flight, da Vinci made models of flying machines.

a)

Prepositional phrase

b)

Infinitive phrase

c)

Gerund phrase

d)

Participial phrase

83.

Identify how each underlined phrase is used in each sentence:


Many of his inventions were perfected centuries later.

a)

Prepositional phrase

b)

Infinitive phrase

c)

Gerund phrase

d)

Participial phrase

84.

Identify how each underlined phrase is used in each sentence:


You may need to review your notes and homework assignments.

a)

Prepositional phrase

b)

Infinitive phrase

c)

Gerund phrase

d)

Participial phrase

85.

Identify how each underlined phrase is used in each sentence:


Some students find it helpful to study with a friend.

a)

Prepositional phrase

b)

Infinitive phrase

c)

Gerund phrase

d)

Participial phrase

86.

Identify how each underlined phrase is used in each sentence:


A one-acre plot of potatoes could feed four times as many people as an acre of wheat or rye.

a)

Prepositional phrase

b)

Infinitive phrase

c)

Gerund phrase

d)

Participial phrase

87.
What type of phrase is in red?
A boy of sixteen guided us. 
a)
prepositional
b)
intifinitive
c)
gerund
d)
participial
88.
What type of phrase is in red?
Trembling with rage, she stalked out. 
a)
infinitive
b)
participial
c)
gerund
d)
appositive
89.
What type of phrase is in red?
He jumped from the high board.  
a)
infinitive
b)
participial
c)
gerund
d)
prepositional
90.
What type of phrase is in red?
To be accepted is what every child desires. 
a)
gerund
b)
participial
c)
infinitive
d)
appositive
91.
What type of phrase is in red?
A scientist likes to experiment. 
a)
participial
b)
gerund
c)
infinitive
d)
prepositional
92.
What type of phrase is in red? 
The man talking to my mom is the new principal. 
a)
participial
b)
gerund
c)
appositve
d)
infinitive
93.
Participles act as _________ in a sentence.
a)
adverbs
b)
adjectives
c)
nouns
d)
verbs
94.
What type of phrase is in red?
Listening to music, Maria danced in her living room. 
a)
gerund
b)
participial
c)
infinitive
d)
prepositional
95.
What type of phrase is in red?
Stained reddish-brown, this coffee table looks awesome. 
a)
participial
b)
gerund
c)
infinitive
d)
appositive
96.

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

97.

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

98.

Identify the infinitive phrase. If there is no infinitive, choose none.


“Listen to your heart” is not very good advice.

a)

Listen

b)

to your heart

c)

very good advice

d)

none

99.

Identify the infinitive phrase. If there is no infinitive, choose none.


To win the lottery, one must first play the lottery.

a)

to win the lottery

b)

one must first

c)

play the lottery

d)

none

100.

Identify the infinitive phrase. If there is no infinitive, choose none.


She heard her father talking to her mother on the phone.

a)

heard her father

b)

talking

c)

to her mother

d)

none

101.

Identify the infinitive phrase. If there is no infinitive, choose none.


“Come eat lunch,” Mom yelled as I opened the door to my room.

a)

come eat lunch

b)

yelled as I opened

c)

to my room

d)

none

102.

What can an infinitive modify?

a)

Verbs

b)

Adverbs

c)

Nouns

d)

All of the above

103.

Which sentence has an infinitive phrase?

a)

My mother loves writing in her journal.

b)

To write is the best solution for your problems.

c)

I write in class every day.

d)

Writing is good for you.

104.

Which sentence has an infinitive phrase as subject?

a)

To travel is my only objective next year.

b)

We cannot travel next year.

c)

Ony of my favorite things is to travel.

d)

My mom wants to travel next week.

105.

Which sentence has an infinitive phrase?

a)

I have so much to do!

b)

You don't know what to do after a test.

c)

I have never told you what to do.

d)

All of them.

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