Question

multiple choice: completely fill in the circle next to the best answer. do not write in blank spaces. use a number - two pencil only. do not make stray marks on this sheet.

1. which of the following is not a true statement?

infinitives can have direct objects and indirect objects.
infinitives can have predicate nominatives and predicate adjectives.
infinitives, like all other verbals, can have subjects.

1. which of the following sentences does not contain an infinitive?

age does not always help determine maturity.
have you ever seen him eat watermelon?
she went to bed without supper.

1. which of the verbals listed below is not found in this sentence: collecting hand - painted plates was her hobby?

gerund
past participle
infinitive

1. which of the verbals listed below is not found in this sentence: to criticize someone for making a mistake he cannot avoid is unfair?

infinitive
gerund
present participle

1. a noun - participle phrase is a(n) ________.

phrase containing a participle used as a noun
absolute expression containing a noun modified by a participle
participial phrase that modifies a noun
identify the use of the italicized infinitives in the following sentences:

1. every church began to ring its bells.

adverb
adjective
noun

1. every church began to ring its bells.

indirect object
direct object
predicate adjective

1. the jurors were given an order not to speak to anyone about the case during the trial.

adverb
adjective
noun

1. to love is to be christlike.

subject
adjective
preposition

1. to love is to be christlike.

predicate adjective
predicate nominative
predicate verb

Explanation:

1. Infinitives cannot have subjects.
2. "She went to bed without supper" has no infinitive.
3. The sentence "Collecting hand - painted plates was her hobby" has a gerund ("Collecting") and a past participle ("painted"), no infinitive.
4. The sentence "To criticize someone for making a mistake he cannot avoid is unfair" has an infinitive ("To criticize") and a present participle ("making"), no gerund.
5. A noun - participle phrase is an absolute expression containing a noun modified by a participle.
6. "To ring" in "Every church began to ring its bells" is a noun (the object of "began").
7. "To ring" is the direct object of "began".
8. "To speak" in "The jurors were given an order not to speak to anyone about the case during the trial" is an adjective (modifying "order").
9. "To love" in "To love is to be Christlike" is the subject.
10. "To be Christlike" is a predicate nominative.

Answer:

1. Infinitives, like all other verbals, can have subjects.
2. She went to bed without supper.
3. Infinitive
4. Gerund
5. absolute expression containing a noun modified by a participle
6. Noun
7. Direct object
8. Adjective
9. Subject
10. Predicate nominative