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Gerund vs. Infinitive Quizzes


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The woman acting concerned is my aunt.
     
      A.     Participle
      B.     Gerund
      C.     Infinitive


Jennifer said the best place to go on Friday is Playtime Pizza.
     
      A.     Infinitive
      B.     Gerund
      C.     Participle
      D.     Verb


I’D RATHER _______ IT FROM YOU.

A. HEAR
B. TO HEAR
C. HEARING


We arranged __________ at the airport.

A. To meet
B. Meeting


I was stirring the stew.
     
      A.     Verb
      B.     Participle
      C.     Gerund


Nefeli’s mother doesn’t …… her watch TV on weekdays.

A. Let
B. Letting
C. To let


I really like this band. I can’t stop ……. to it.

A. Listening
B. Listen
C. To listen


My five hour flight was ruined by the crying infant who sat in the seat behind me.
     
      A.     Gerund
      B.     Participle
      C.     Infinitive
      D.     None of the above


Some of the students refused … behavior guidelines.

  1. following
  2. to follow


     Identify the verbal in the following sentence:

You can save some time by removing the shells first.
     
      A.     First
      B.     Can save
      C.     Time
      D.     Removing


     Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:

Feeling sick from the Tilt-a-Whirl, Samantha staggered to the park bench.
     
      A.     Samantha staggered
      B.     To the park bench
      C.     Feeling sick from the Tilt-a-Whirl
      D.     To the


Remember …….me the book I gave you last week. I need it for a project

A. To give
B. Give
C. Giving


Hector wants to be an acrobat when he grows up.
     
      A.     Wants
      B.     To be
      C.     Grows
      D.     Up


John sat in the boat and insisted on to help/ helping us to row!

A. John sat in the boat and insisted on helping us to row!
B. John sat in the boat and insisted on to help us to row!


Identify the gerund phrase in the following sentence: Ruth listened to the pleasant strumming of the Spanish guitar.

A. Ruth listened
B. Of the Spanish guitar
C. To the pleasant strumming of the Spanish guitar
D. To the


The team is hoping for a win.
     
      A.     Verb
      B.     Participle
      C.     Gerund


I may …… hiking tomorrow if the weather is good.

A. Going
B. Go
C. To go


He didn’t finish …………. the house until after midnight.

A. To paint
B. Painting
C. Paint


Identify the infinitive phrase in the following sentence:

Jacob was the first student to volunteer for the cleanup crew.

A. To volunteer for the cleanup crew
B. Jacob was
C. The first student
D. To volunteer


    

Traveling is a great way to discover different cultures.
     
      A.     True
      B.     False


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