Practice Questions

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

A. Gerund
B. Bare infinitive ✓
C. Full infinitive
D. Past participle
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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 “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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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 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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Which of the following uses a bare infinitive correctly?

A. I saw her cross the street.
B. I saw her to cross the street.
C. I saw her crossing the street.
D. Both A and C are correct. ✓
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The expression “it’s time to…” is always followed by a/an:

A. Gerund
B. Full infinitive ✓
C. Past participle
D. Adverb
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Which sentence contains an infinitive acting as the subject of a sentence?

A. He is a man to be reckoned with.
B. To err is human, to forgive divine. ✓
C. I am glad to see you.
D. The time to start is now.
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