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INFINITIVES EXTRA PRACTICE

Underline the infinitive or infinitive phrase in each sentence below. Then write the part of speech as it is used: noun, adjective, or adverb. If it is used as a noun, specify its function.

1. The coach’s example is one to take seriously.

2. We all made an effort to work harder.

3. The contest requires all entries to be mailed by Thursday.

4. The players were eager to try on their new uniforms.

5. The director asked Mindy to audition for the part.

6. The children did not want to wait till dinnertime.

7. The innkeeper provided us with a place to spend the night.

8. This is the best place to find that game.

9. All of us will have to sell some of these tickets.

10. Vera’s parents encouraged her to apply for the job.

11. Our newspaper staff tried to publish a paper that was humorous.

12. After the game we were convinced that the other team had really come to play ball.

13. The best thing to do in an emergency is to keep calm and collected.

14. To run and play freely was the haunting desire of most of the children in the playground.

15. To diet most effectively, a person should refrain from eating.

16. The night made the trees too dark to see.

17. He ran home to tell his mother the news of his narrow escape.

17. Betty’s plan was to go to the museum as often as she could.

18. Hitler’s mad plan was to conquer the world.

19. To be or not to be is the question.

20. To find an infinitive in a sentence is easy.