Directions: Underline each infinitive or infinitive phrase. Tell if it acts as a noun, adjective, or adverb. If a noun, tell how it functions (subject, direct object, indirect object…). If an adjective or adverb, tell what the infinitive modifies.
1. My family likes to send Christmas cards to everyone we know.
2. The biggest problem to overcome is where to put the tent.
3. Shakespeare wrote to please the masses.
4. Rabbits like to hide when there is a dog around.
5. The goal of many actors is to win an Oscar.
6. To begin at the beginning is not as easy as it sounds.
7. The best way to avoid the dangers of smoking is not to start.
8. This trench was dug to help drain the swamp.
9. To go to Spain without seeing a flamenco show is unthinkable.
10. The best place to buy shoes seems to be the giant shoe warehouse.
11. Spicy food will help to warm your spirit.
12. The wealthy man always gave money to the poor.
13. They put the books with the other items to be sold.
14. The horse tied to the post tried to break free.
15. To get involved in someone else’s business is deemed meddlesome.
16. Not to help someone in need is mean.
17. We need someone to run to the police to get help.
18. According to our choral director, to sing without feeling is a waste of breath.
19. To err is human, to forgive divine. – Alexander Pope
20. To be, or not to be, that is the question. – Shakespeare