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DIRECTIONS:
1. Determine the function of the underlined gerund or gerund phrase. (18 points)
*Select one of the options from the multiple choices listed.
*There are exactly THREE of each type.
Her greatest hope was finding her long-lost sister.
The actors in the play were busy with learning their lines.
I gave loving you a chance.
Quitting is almost never the best solution.
Recycling gives our family a sense of accomplishment.
The teacher gives planning her lessons great thought.
Something that is not always a sign of sadness is crying, believe it or not.
Leafing through photos has been a good way to remember old times.
Meagan took pride in designing the homecoming float.
Mina’s father always liked encouraging the team.
The great King Minos awarded designing the labyrinth the highest award.
Her way to show that she is nervous has been giggling uncontrollably.
Cheryl’s delicious cooking keeps her restaurant popular.
The state championships involved competing for the grand prize.
I’m thinking about living in Kyoto.
Public speaking was the class assignment everyone feared.
Many people cannot stand waiting in long lines.
Doing the yard work tired us out.
DIRECTIONS:
1. Identify the infinitive or infinitive phrase in each sentence. (15 points)
*Look at the number in parentheses to determine how many words go in the box.
Infinitive/Infinitive Phrase: Gary is practicing to become the best player ever. (6)
Infinitive/Infinitive Phrase: The coach wants us to achieve good results. (4)
Infinitive/Infinitive Phrase: We need to train our dog systematically. (5)
Infinitive/Infinitive Phrase: The instructor asked me to stop. (2)
Infinitive/Infinitive Phrase: To chew gum can be fun. (3)
Infinitive/Infinitive Phrase: To keep the lead is difficult. (4)
Infinitive/Infinitive Phrase: Who wants to go? (2)
Infinitive/Infinitive Phrase: The restaurant wants to satisfy its customers. (4)
Infinitive/Infinitive Phrase: Ever since childhood, to train dolphins was her goal. (3)
Infinitive/Infinitive Phrase: Harry wanted to begin the game on a good footing. (8)
Infinitive/Infinitive Phrase: To ring the bell was her job. (4)
Infinitive/Infinitive Phrase: His aunt wanted to buy him the book. (5)
Infinitive/Infinitive Phrase: To feed a pet can lift one’s spirits. (4)
Infinitive/Infinitive Phrase: To sing was Ann’s goal. (2)
Infinitive/Infinitive Phrase: I prefer to listen to music in my room. (4)
DIRECTIONS:
1. Determine the function of the underlined infinitive or infinitive phrase. (15 points)
*Select one of the options from the multiple choices listed.
*There are exactly THREE of each type.
The shuttle was designed to allow humans and equipment access to space on a regular basis.
Within the first ten years of its flight history, the shuttle managed to fly over forty missions.
In a few cases the shuttle happened to capture wandering spacecraft.
The shuttle Endeavour and its crew were sent to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.
Mission to Planet Earth is a program to observe the effects that humans have on this planet.
The reason the laboratory program called ATLAS had been created was to study Earth’s upper atmosphere.
To examine the levels of life-sustaining gases above Earth required the use of the UARS satellite, carried by shuttle to Earth’s orbit.
To observe the universe beyond Earth demands a variety of telescopic instruments.
The Galileo probe to observe the giant planet was launched from the shuttle Atlantis in 1989.
Scientists think we will learn things about Earth and our environment that we cannot begin to imagine today.
Tamara Jernigan says all astronauts have a duty to keep in shape.
One thing astronauts struggle with is to adjust to microgravity.
To counteract anti-gravity effects on the body has been important for astronauts.
She also described the exercise equipment that the astronauts are able to take into space.
Something extremely beneficial for astronauts has been to exercise.