Question

determine how many infinitives are contained in the reading

Answer 1

“So now Della’s beautiful hair fell about her rippling and shining like a cascade of brown water. It reached below her knee and made itself almost a garment for her. And then she did it up again nervously and quickly. Once she faltered for a minute and stood still while a tear or two spread on the worn red carpet.”
a.
0
c.
2
b.
1
d.
3

Answer 2

Read the passage below from “A Christmas Memory” and determine how many infinitives are contained in the reading.

“The purse is seldom removed from this safe location exept to make a deposit, or, as it happens every Saturday, a withdrawl; for on Saturdays I am allowed ten cents to go to the picture show. My friend has never been to a picture show, nor does she intend to:”
a.
0
c.
2
b.
1
d.
3