Quiz for Lessons 231 - 235 - Parts of the Sentence - Adverb Infinitives

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Instructions: Find the infinitives or infinitive phrases in these sentences and tell what word they modify.

1. The salesman is likely to go and to return in one day.

2. The crowd had come to demonstrate against his cruelty.

3. I would be happy to help you.

4. Frightened by the bear, I was unable to move or run.

5. No one came to see the old man.

6. The commentator stopped to clarify his statement.

7. In this storm it is hard to see.

8. The deer returned to eat more from our yard.

9. We stopped to view the beautiful sunset.

10. I was able to grab the rope and climb to safety.

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Answers:

1. The salesman is likely to go and to return in one day.

- to go and to return in one day modify likely

2. The crowd had come to demonstrate against his cruelty.

- to demonstrate against his cruelty modifies had come

3. I would be happy to help you.

- to help you modifies happy

4. Frightened by the bear, I was unable to move or run.

- to move and (to) run modify unable

5. No one came to see the old man.

- to see the old man modifies came

6. The commentator stopped to clarify his statement.

- to clarify his statement modifies stopped

7. In this storm it is hard to see.

- to see modifies hard

8. The deer returned to eat more from our yard.

- to eat more from our yard modifies returned

9. We stopped to view the beautiful sunset.

- to view the beautiful sunset modifies stopped

10. I was able to grab the rope and climb to safety.

- to grab the rope and (to) climb to safety modify able

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Lesson 235 - Parts of the Sentence - Verbals - Adverb Infinitives

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An infinitive is a verbal that is to plus a verb form. It can be used as an adverb. 

 

Examples: 

to be, to see, to be seen, to be eaten

Adverb infinitives are used to modify verbs. They usually tell why. Adverb infinitives are used to modify predicate adjectives. They may also be compound.

An infinitive phrase is made up of an infinitive and any complements (direct objects, predicate nominatives, predicate adjectives, or modifiers).

Instructions: Find the infinitives or infinitive phrases in these sentences and tell what word they modify.

 

1. The inspector came to check the dam for leaks.

2. Fred finally went to work.

3. Paul arrived in New York to study physics and to learn more.

4. Are you old enough to drive?

5. The new soldiers were ready to listen and obey.

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Answers:

1. The inspector came to check the dam for leaks.

- to check the dam for leaks modifies came

2. Fred finally went to work.

- to work modifies went

3. Paul arrived in New York to study physics and to learn more.

- to study physics and to learn more modify arrived

4. Are you old enough to drive?

- to drive modifies old

5. The new soldiers were ready to listen and obey.

- to listen and (to) obey modify ready

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Lesson 234 - Parts of the Sentence - Verbals - Adverb Infinitives

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An infinitive is a verbal that is to plus a verb form. It can be used as an adverb. 

 

Examples: 

to be, to see, to be seen, to be eaten

Adverb infinitives are used to modify verbs. They usually tell why. Adverb infinitives are used to modify predicate adjectives. They may also be compound.

An infinitive phrase is made up of an infinitive and any complements (direct objects, predicate nominatives, predicate adjectives, or modifiers).

Instructions: Find the infinitives or infinitive phrases in these sentences and tell what word they modify.

1. The actors performed there to entertain and to be seen.

2. The amount of danger was impossible to imagine or to describe.

3. I have come to ask a favor and to seek your help.

4. Are you unable to see or to read the sign?

5. The bucking horse jumped high to throw me and to break my neck.

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Answers:

1. The actors performed there to entertain and to be seen.

- to entertain and to be seen modify performed

2. The amount of danger was impossible to imagine or to describe.

- to imagine and to describe modify impossible

3. I have come to ask a favor and to seek your help.

- to ask a favor and to seek your help modify have come

4. Are you unable to see or to read the sign?

- to see and to read the sign modify unable

5. The bucking horse jumped high to throw me and to break my neck.

- to throw me and to break my neck modify jumped

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Lesson 233 - Parts of the Sentence - Verbals - Adverb Infinitives

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An infinitive is a verbal that is to plus a verb form. It can be used as an adverb. 

 

Examples: 

to be, to see, to be seen, to be eaten

Adverb infinitives are used to modify predicate adjectives.

An infinitive phrase is made up of an infinitive and any complements (direct objects, predicate nominatives, predicate adjectives, or modifiers).

Instructions: Find the infinitives or infinitive phrases in these sentences and tell what word they modify.

1. The van is ready to go.

2. You are sure to meet him again.

3. My horse is hard to catch.

4. I am happy to be of service.

5. Joan is likely to change her mind.

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Answers:

1. The van is ready to go.

- to go modifies ready

2. You are sure to meet him again.

- to meet him again modifies sure

3. My horse is hard to catch.

- to catch modifies hard

4. I am happy to be of service.

- to be of service modifies happy

5. Joan is likely to change her mind.

- to change her mind modifies likely

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Lesson 232 - Parts of the Sentence - Verbals - Adverb Infinitives

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An infinitive is a verbal that is to plus a verb form. It can be used as an adverb. 

 

Examples: 

to be, to see, to be seen, to be eaten

Adverb infinitives are used to modify verbs. They usually tell why.

An infinitive phrase is made up of an infinitive and any complements (direct objects, predicate nominatives, predicate adjectives, or modifiers).

Instructions: Find the infinitive phrases in these sentences and tell what word they modify.

1. She came to explain the answer.

2. The kids went to see the circus.

3. On the rough road I drove carefully to prevent any damage.

4. I returned a different way to avoid further damage.

5. We stopped at a cafe to eat lunch.

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Answers:

1. She came to explain the answer.

- to explain the answer modifies came

2. The kids went to see the circus.

- to see the circus modifies went

3. On the rough road I drove carefully to prevent any damage.

- to prevent any damage modifies drove

4. I returned a different way to avoid further damage.

- to avoid further damage modifies returned

5. We stopped at a cafe to eat lunch.

- to eat lunch modifies stopped

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Lesson 231 - Parts of the Sentence - Verbals - Adverb Infinitives

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An infinitive is a verbal that is to plus a verb form. It can be used as an adverb. 

 

Examples: 

to be, to see, to be seen, to be eaten

Adverb infinitives are used to modify verbs. They usually tell why.

Instructions: Find the infinitives in these sentences and tell what word they modify.

1. The man came to confess.

2. We should study to learn.

3. The girls were waiting to be asked.

4. Our neighbor called to apologize.

5. I went to the hospital to rest.

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Answers:

1. The man came to confess.

- to confess modifies came

2. We should study to learn.

- to learn modifies should study

3. The girls were waiting to be asked.

- to be asked modifies were waiting

4. Our neighbor called to apologize.

- to apologize modifies called

5. I went to the hospital to rest.

- to rest modifies went

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