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MCQs – Infinitives and Infinitive Phrases mdcat

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Which sentence correctly uses the passive infinitive?

A. The report is to be submitted by tomorrow. ✓

B. The report is to submit by tomorrow.

C. The report is to be submitting by tomorrow.

D. The report is to submit tomorrow.

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Jun 25, 2026

The phrase “make a decision to…” is followed by a/an:

A. Gerund

B. Full infinitive ✓

C. Bare infinitive

D. Participle

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The sentence “I am happy to help you” is correct. An incorrect form would be:

A. I am happy for helping you.

B. I am happy to helping you. ✓

C. I am happy helping you.

D. Both A and B are incorrect.

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Jun 25, 2026

The phrase “It is easy to please her” is correct. The infinitive phrase acts as a/an:

A. Noun

B. Adjective ✓

C. Adverb

D. Complement

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The sentence “I heard him sing a song” is an example of a causative verb followed by a bare infinitive. A gerund in this context would mean:

A. I heard the entire act of his singing a song.

B. I heard the beginning of his singing a song.

C. I heard a part of his singing a song. ✓

D. I heard him trying to sing a song.

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Jun 25, 2026

The infinitive phrase “to be a leader” is used as a subject complement in:

A. She trained to be a leader.

B. Her goal is to be a leader. ✓

C. To be a leader is her goal.

D. She proved herself to be a leader.

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The phrase “It is good to learn” is a correct usage. An incorrect equivalent would be:

A. It is good learning.

B. Learning is good.

C. To learn is good.

D. It is good for learning. ✓

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Jun 25, 2026

The sentence “He seems to be happy” is a correct usage of a full infinitive. An incorrect equivalent would be:

A. He seems happy.

B. He seems to happy. ✓

C. It seems that he is happy.

D. He seems as if he is happy.

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The phrase “was about to” is followed by a/an:

A. Gerund

B. Bare infinitive ✓

C. Full infinitive

D. Past participle

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Jun 25, 2026

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

A. He asked me to go. ✓

B. He asked me go.

C. He asked go.

D. He asked to go.

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The infinitive phrase “to work” is used as an adverb in:

A. To work is my duty.

B. My duty is to work.

C. I have a job to work.

D. I came here to work. ✓

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The phrase “It is easy to…” should be followed by a/an:

A. Gerund

B. Full infinitive ✓

C. Past participle

D. Adjective

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Which sentence has an infinitive acting as an adjective?

A. To eat is to live.

B. We have a lot of work to do. ✓

C. I like to eat.

D. He eats to live.

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The phrase “He appears to…” is followed by a/an:

A. Gerund

B. Full infinitive ✓

C. Participle

D. Adverb

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The infinitive phrase in “I am ready to go” modifies the adjective:

A. ready ✓

B. I

C. go

D. am

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A gerund is used as the object of a preposition. An infinitive:

A. is also used as the object of a preposition

B. is never used as the object of a preposition ✓

C. is only used as the object of a preposition if the preposition is 'to'

D. is always used as the object of a preposition

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Jun 25, 2026

“I tried to reach him.” This means:

A. I was attempting to reach him. ✓

B. I succeeded in reaching him.

C. I was trying out the method of reaching him.

D. I wanted to reach him.

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Jun 25, 2026

“I tried reaching him.” This means:

A. I attempted to reach him.

B. I reached him successfully.

C. I tested the method of reaching him. ✓

D. I wanted to reach him.

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The phrase “be afraid to” is followed by a/an:

A. Gerund

B. Full infinitive ✓

C. Past participle

D. Adjective

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Practice Questions

Which sentence correctly uses the passive infinitive?

The phrase “make a decision to…” is followed by a/an:

The sentence “I am happy to help you” is correct. An incorrect form would be:

The phrase “It is easy to please her” is correct. The infinitive phrase acts as a/an:

The sentence “I heard him sing a song” is an example of a causative verb followed by a bare infinitive. A gerund in this context would mean:

The infinitive phrase “to be a leader” is used as a subject complement in:

The phrase “It is good to learn” is a correct usage. An incorrect equivalent would be:

The sentence “He seems to be happy” is a correct usage of a full infinitive. An incorrect equivalent would be:

The phrase “was about to” is followed by a/an:

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

The infinitive phrase “to work” is used as an adverb in:

The phrase “It is easy to…” should be followed by a/an:

Which sentence has an infinitive acting as an adjective?

The phrase “He appears to…” is followed by a/an:

The infinitive phrase in “I am ready to go” modifies the adjective:

A gerund is used as the object of a preposition. An infinitive:

“I tried to reach him.” This means:

“I tried reaching him.” This means:

The phrase “be afraid to” is followed by a/an:

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