1Would you mind ............... a bit?
Wrong!
After "Would you mind", use the gerund "moving" for a polite request.
2Do you mind ............... late hours?
Wrong!
After "Do you mind", use the gerund "working".
3Would you mind ............... I used your computer for a minute?
Wrong!
Use "if" after "Would you mind" before a clause asking permission.
4Do you allow people ............... in your house?
Wrong!
After "allow" with an object, use the infinitive "to smoke".
5Do you allow ............... in the kitchen?
Wrong!
After "allow" with no object, use the gerund "smoking".
6The railway was a new ............... of communication developed in the 19th century.
Wrong!
Use "means" to mean a method or way of doing something.
7If you don't hurry, you will ............... the train.
Wrong!
Use "miss" when you are too late to catch a train.
8I heard him ............... the door and go out.
Wrong!
After "heard him", use the bare infinitive "open" for a complete action.
9I suggested ............... she should gain weight.
Wrong!
Use "that" after "suggested" to introduce this clause.
10They made her ............... the whole story.
Wrong!
After active "made her", use the bare infinitive "repeat".
11She was made ............... the whole story.
Wrong!
After passive "was made", use the infinitive "to repeat".
12I begged him ............... the door.
Wrong!
After "begged him", use the infinitive "to open".
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- Would you mind moving a bit?
- Do you mind working late hours?
- Would you mind if I used your computer for a minute?
- Do you allow people to smoke in your house?
- Do you allow smoking in the kitchen?
- The railway was a new means of communication developed in the 19th century.
- If you don’t hurry, you will miss the train.
- I heard him open the door and go out.
- I suggested that she should gain weight.
- They made her repeat the whole story.
- She was made to repeat the whole story.
- I begged him to open the door.