Unit 3: Modals, Infinitives and Gerunds - Practice Quiz

1 Which phrase is a phrasal modal expressing ability?

2 Which sentence uses the phrasal modal "have to" correctly?

3 What does "used to" usually express?

4 Choose the correct completion: "You ought ___ the truth."

5 Which sentence contains a complex modal?

6 What does "may have missed" express?

7 Choose the correct form: "They should ___ earlier."

8 Which sentence expresses a past obligation that was not fulfilled?

9 Which word is a simple infinitive?

10 Which word is a gerund?

11 Identify the gerund in the sentence: "Reading improves vocabulary."

12 Choose the correct completion: "She wants ___."

13 Which phrase is a complex infinitive?

14 Which phrase is a complex gerund?

15 Choose the correct phrase: "He denied ___ the message."

16 In the sentence "She is believed to have won," what does "to have won" refer to?

17 Which noun is commonly followed by an infinitive in the sentence "She made a decision ___"?

18 Choose the correct pronoun form: "I would like ___ to help."

19 Which verb is commonly followed by a gerund?

20 Choose the correct completion: "They are eager ___."

21 Employees ___ wear identification badges because company policy requires them.

22 The conference delegates ___ arrive by 9:00 a.m., according to the schedule.

23 After completing the training, Maya ___ operate the new communication system independently.

24 Before switching to remote work, our team ___ hold all meetings in the main office.

25 The office is empty and the lights are off. The staff ___ for the day.

26 You missed the application deadline. You ___ the form yesterday.

27 Do not interrupt Nina yet; she ___ an important video conference.

28 The confidential files are unreadable. They ___ during the system failure.

29 The spokesperson avoided ___ questions about the ongoing investigation.

30 The committee decided ___ the announcement until the facts were verified.

31 Before leaving the office, remember ___ the confidential documents in the cabinet.

32 When the chairperson entered, the participants stopped ___ and turned toward her.

33 The manager denied ___ the confidential report before the official release.

34 After leading three successful projects, Rina expects ___ to a senior position.

35 The interns appreciated ___ to participate in the international workshop.

36 The presenter seems ___ an important slide from the final version.

37 The new employees are eager ___ advanced presentation techniques.

38 The seminar gave each participant an opportunity ___ a persuasive speech.

39 It was difficult for the audience ___ the speaker because of the poor sound system.

40 The revised policy allows employees ___ from home twice a week.

41 Which sentence most appropriately expresses an external obligation that existed in the past but was completed before the speaker's reference point?

42 Which sentence correctly distinguishes lack of necessity from prohibition?

43 Choose the sentence in which "be supposed to" expresses an expectation that may not have been fulfilled.

44 Which revision best preserves the meaning of "It was necessary for Mira to revise the proposal, but she did not do so"?

45 Which sentence uses a phrasal modal to express a past ability that was not successfully used on a particular occasion?

46 Which sentence most clearly indicates a strong inference about a past event rather than an obligation to perform it?

47 Select the sentence that correctly expresses an unrealized past possibility.

48 Which sentence conveys criticism that a past action was advisable but did not occur?

49 Which sentence most cautiously reports an uncertain deduction about a completed event?

50 Which sentence correctly expresses that a past event was expected but apparently failed to happen?

51 Which sentence correctly uses a gerund after a preposition?

52 Which sentence correctly contrasts an activity remembered with an action that was remembered before it occurred?

53 Which sentence correctly uses the infinitive after a verb expressing a decision?

54 Which sentence correctly uses a gerund after a verb that commonly permits an activity as its complement?

55 Which sentence correctly expresses an action that was completed before another past action?

56 Which sentence correctly presents the reported action as occurring before the reporting verb?

57 Which sentence correctly uses a passive infinitive after an adjective expressing expectation?

58 Which sentence correctly uses a perfect passive gerund?

59 Which sentence uses an anticipatory "it" construction correctly?

60 Which sentence correctly uses a possessive pronoun before a gerund?