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Gap Fills Exercise

August 9, 2020 - A2pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word.
Progress 0 of 12 answered
1I can’t let this ...............
Wrong!
After "let", use the infinitive without "to": "happen".
2Mother suggested ............... for that job.
Wrong!
After "suggested", use the -ing form: "applying".
3You ought ............... your ways.
Wrong!
After "ought", use the to-infinitive: "to mend".
4They made him ............... the whole story.
Wrong!
After active "made him", use the infinitive without "to": "repeat".
5He was made ............... the whole story.
Wrong!
After passive "was made", use the to-infinitive: "to repeat".
6He is capable ............... his own decisions.
Wrong!
The phrase is "capable of" plus an -ing form: "of making".
7You must not ............... without my permission.
Wrong!
After the modal "must", use the infinitive without "to": "leave".
8Don’t forget ............... the money.
Wrong!
For a future duty or reminder, use "forget" plus the to-infinitive: "to send".
9She doesn’t need ...............
Wrong!
With ordinary verb "need" in "doesn’t need", use the to-infinitive: "to wait".
10You need not ...............
Wrong!
With auxiliary "need not", use the infinitive without "to": "wait".
11I heard them ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After "heard them", both the bare infinitive "talk" and the -ing form "talking" are possible.
12I saw him ............... the lamp.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After "saw him", both the bare infinitive "light" and the -ing form "lighting" are possible.
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  1. I can’t let this happen
  2. Mother suggested applying for that job.
  3. You ought to mend your ways.
  4. They made him repeat the whole story.
  5. He was made to repeat the whole story.
  6. He is capable of making his own decisions.
  7. You must not leave without my permission.
  8. Don’t forget to send the money.
  9. She doesn’t need to wait
  10. You need not wait
  11. I heard them talk / talking
  12. I saw him light / lighting the lamp.
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