Fill in the blanks with a gerund or infinitive.
1The students are anxious ............... their results.
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After the adjective "anxious", use the infinitive "to know" to show what someone wants to find out.
2She is fond of ............... in the school choir.
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After the preposition "of", use the gerund "singing".
3He lived ............... the poor.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "to serve" and "serving" can complete the sentence naturally, though they express the idea in slightly different ways.
4It hurts me ............... that we have lost the case.
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After "It hurts me", the infinitive "to hear" is the natural complement.
5The boy's greatest desire was ............... a doctor.
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After "desire was", the infinitive "to become" expresses the boy's aim.
6............... improves your knowledge.
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A gerund can be the subject of a sentence, so "Reading" is correct.
7The cops asked the man to stop ...............
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When "stop" means end an action, it is followed by the gerund "running".
8He shouted ............... our attention.
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Use the infinitive "to grab" to show the purpose of shouting.
9It is easy ............... other people's mistakes.
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After "It is easy", use the infinitive "to condemn".
10She has promised ............... to the meeting.
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The verb "promise" is followed by the infinitive "to come".
11She is no longer interested in ............... a teacher.
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After the preposition "in", use the gerund "becoming".
12............... abandoned animals is a rewarding experience.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "To foster" and "Fostering" can be used as the subject of this sentence.
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- The students are anxious to know their results.
- She is fond of singing in the school choir.
- He lived to serve / serving the poor.
- It hurts me to hear that we have lost the case.
- The boy’s greatest desire was to become a doctor.
- Reading improves your knowledge.
- The cops asked the man to stop running
- He shouted to grab our attention.
- It is easy to condemn other people’s mistakes.
- She has promised to come to the meeting.
- She is no longer interested in becoming a teacher.
- To foster / Fostering abandoned animals is a rewarding experience.