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Verbals

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Multiple Choice
The driver looked like … impatient with the traffic.
to get
getting
in getting
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Multiple Choice
Traveling might satisfy your desire for new experiences.
noun
adjective
direct object
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Multiple Choice
There was no point in … to arrest him once his crime was proven.
hesitating
to hesitate
in hesitating
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Multiple Choice
They couldn’t recall ... any utensils to anyone.
having given
to having given
to have been given
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To wait seemed foolish when decisive action was required. (subject)
Everyone wanted to go. (direct object)
His ambition is to fly. (subject complement)
He lacked the strength to resist. (adjective)
We must study to learn. (adverb)
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Be sure not to confuse an infinitive—a verbal consisting of to plus a verb—with a prepositional phrase beginning with to, which consists of to plus a noun or pronoun and any modifiers.
Infinitives: to fly, to draw, to become, to enter, to stand, to catch.
Prepositional Phrases: to him, to the committee, to my house, to the mountains, to us.
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Infinitive Phrases
It consists of a group of words that contain infinitive and the modifier(s) and/or (pro)noun(s) or noun phrase(s) that function as the actor(s), direct object(s), or complement(s) of the action or state expressed in the infinitive. Here some
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Omission Test
When not sure if you have a case of direct object or adver try this...
If you can omit the infinitive and still preserve the basic sense of the sentence, then it is probably an adverb. “We ate grubs” is a complete sentence without the adverbial infinitive “to survive,” which provides additional information about why we ate them but is not structurally necessary. On the other hand, omitting the direct object should leave a more obvious gap in meaning. Omitting the nominal infinitive phrases from the second example sentence leaves us with “We wanted, so we attempted.” The sentence is substantially changed.
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Multiple Choice
What is the fuction of the infinitive phrase in the following sentence
I have a pizza to bake before his birthday.
The infinitive phrase functions as an adjective modifying pizza.
The infinitive phrase functions as the direct object of the verb have
The infinitive phrase functions as an adverb of the verb have
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Multiple Choice
What is the fuction of the infinitive phrase in the following sentence
My friends wanted Dayane to be the president of the class
The infinitive phrase functions as the direct object of the verb wanted
The infinitive phrase functions as an adjective modifying Carol.
The infinitive phrase functions as an adverb of the verb wante
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Multiple Choice
What is the fuction of the infinitive phrase in the following sentence
We intended to leave early.
The infinitive phrase functions as a noun.
The infinitive phrase functions as an adverb modifying intended.
The infinitive phrase functions as the direct object of the verb intended.
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Quiz gerunds and Participles
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Quiz gerunds and Participles
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Multiple Choice
Choose the TRUE statement
A gerund isALWAYS an object in a sentence.
A gerund MAY function as a noun in a sentence.
A gerund is the action word in a sentence.
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Quiz: Verbals!!!!
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Grammar in Use (Virtual Classroom)
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