Complete the following sentences.
1I suggested ............... home.
Wrong!
After "suggest", use a that-clause, so "that she should go" is correct.
2We don’t allow people ............... in the kitchen.
Wrong!
After "allow people", use an object + infinitive, so "to smoke" is correct.
3I didn’t ask him to pay ............... the meal.
Wrong!
The verb phrase is "pay for" when you pay the cost of something, so "for" is correct.
4I hate the thought ............... old.
Wrong!
After "the thought", use "of" + gerund, so "of getting" is correct.
5The cleaning is ............... by midday.
Wrong!
The cleaning receives the action, so the passive infinitive "to be finished" is correct.
6She lets her children ............... up very late.
Wrong!
After "let" + object, use the infinitive without "to", so "stay" is correct.
7We arrive ............... New York on Tuesday morning.
Wrong!
Use "in" with arrival in a city, so "in" is correct.
8These sheets are ............... before use.
Wrong!
The sheets receive the action, so the passive infinitive "to be washed" is correct.
9The doctor suggested ............... a long holiday.
Wrong!
After "suggest", use a gerund for an action, so "taking" is correct.
10Have you finished ............... the car?
Wrong!
After "finish", use a gerund, so "mending" is correct.
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- I suggested that she should go home.
- We don’t allow people to smoke in the kitchen.
- I didn’t ask him to pay for the meal.
- I hate the thought of getting old.
- The cleaning is to be finished by midday.
- She lets her children stay up very late.
- We arrive in New York on Tuesday morning.
- These sheets are to be washed before use.
- The doctor suggested taking a long holiday.
- Have you finished mending the car?