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 PRACTICE ON POINTS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR

• Infinitive Summary
• Infinitive Diagnostic
• Infinitive as Subject
• Verb + Infinitive
• Verb + Pron + Infinitive
• Order + Pron + Infin
• It takes + Infinitive
• Too / Enough
• Adjective + Infinitive
• It is + Adj + Infinitive
• In order + Infinitive
• Infinitive Context
• Splitting Verbs

Infinitives

Diagnostic Quiz

 

Identify specific English grammar points that need review. Use the study links to find out why a particular answer is correct or incorrect.

 

 

Quiz 1

Beginning – Intermediate

 

 

 

1. Select your response from each menu. Then check your answer.
2. If your response is incorrect, use the study link to guide you to the specific information you need.

#	YOUR RESPONSE	CHECK YOUR ANSWER
1.	It always takes a few months - get to get getting used to living in a new place.   get used to - accustomed to	It takes + Infinitive  | Used to / Be used to
2.	- Be To be Being the new person in town can be an advantage (positive) and a disadvantage (negative).	Infinitive as Subject
3.	An advantage is that everyone wants - meet to meet meeting you.	Verb + Infinitive
4.	A disadvantage is that everyone expects - you remember you to remember his or her name.	Verb + Pron + Infinitive
5.	It's a good idea  - find to find should find a new friend who has similar interests.	It is + Adj + Infinitive
6.	You'll want a friend with similar interests - to in order in order to learn where particular activities take place.	In order + Infinitive
7.	New friends may invite - you join you to join them in sports or other activities.	Verb + Pron + Infinitive
8.	You can ask - a friend tell you a friend to tell you about local customs.	Verb + Pron + Infinitive
9.	Let – a friend explain a friend to explain to you how things are done in the new place.	Verb + Pron + Infinitive
10.	A friend can advise you – when to be when being careful about what you say or wear .	Order + Pron + Infin
11.	At first, you may feel that it is - too overwhelming to overwhelming enough to manage.  overwhelming (adj.) – having such a great effect on you that you feel confused and do not know how to react	Too / Enough
12.	After a while, you will be - too confident to confident enough to get around on your own. confident (adj.)   sure that something will happen in the way that you want or expect	Too / Enough

 

 

 

 

Quiz 2

Intermediate-Advanced

 

 

1. Select the word or words that best complete the sentence.
2. Compare your response to the answer to the right by clicking the "check" button.

 

#	YOUR RESPONSE	CHECK YOUR ANSWER
13.	When you go to a shopping center, do you hate - get to get getting lost?	Verb + Infinitive  | Gerunds/ Infinitives (means the same)
14.	When I go shopping, it's always - hard find hard to find a place to park.	It is + Adj + Infinitive
15.	However, it's even harder - return to return to my car after shopping.	It is + Adj + Infinitive
16.	Afterwards, I have to stop - to think thinking about where I parked.	Verb + Infinitive  | Gerunds/ Infinitives (differs)
17.	I - plan not to get don't plan to get to get lost. No one ever does.	Infinitive Negatives
18.	However, now, I - plan not to get don't plan to get lost.  I write down the parking section.	Infinitive Negatives
19.	I'm - too embarrassed to embarrassed enough to ask for help.	Too / Enough
20.	I don't dare - tell to tell anyone that I can't find my car – again.	Infinitive Negatives
21.	A security officer – advised me to try suggested me to try a new phone application.	Verbs like Order List | Command Clauses
22.	The smart phone application will actually help – me find me to find my car.	Bare Form Infinitives
23.	He let me - try to try it out on his phone.  It worked!  try out (v.) – use or test a piece of equipment tto see if you like it	Bare Form Infinitives
24.	I was able - open to open a map and locate my car in just a couple of minutes.	Can / Could (succeed in)  |  Verb + Infinitive
25.	In a perfect world, I would - rather have rather to have my car come to me.	Negative