Complete the following sentences.
1. I suggested .......................... home.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. We don’t allow people .................................... in the kitchen.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. I didn’t ask him to .................................... the meal.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. I hate the thought .................................. old.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. The cleaning is ................................. by midday.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. She lets her children .................................... up very late.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. We arrive ............................... New York on Tuesday morning.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. These sheets are .................................
Correct!
Wrong!
9. The doctor suggested .................................... a long holiday.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. Have you finished .................................... the car?
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
1. I suggested that she should go home. (Suggest cannot be followed by an infinitive.)
2. We don’t allow people to smoke in the kitchen.
3. I didn’t ask him to pay for the meal.
4. I hate the thought of getting old.
5. The cleaning is to be finished by midday.
6. She lets her children stay up very late.
7. We arrive in New York on Tuesday morning.
8. These sheets are to be washed.
9. The doctor suggested taking a long holiday. OR The doctor suggested that I should take a long holiday.
10. Have you finished mending the car?
