Fill in the blanks with a gerund or infinitive.
1He is a student of divinity and hopes ............... a priest.
Wrong!
2He has agreed ............... the work.
Wrong!
3You had better get used to ............... as your are told.
Wrong!
When to is a preposition, it is followed by a gerund.
4The runway has to be expanded ............... larger planes.
Wrong!
5He sent her flowers ............... their anniversary.
Wrong!
6The colored lights ............... on the fountains were spectacular.
Wrong!
7He hoped ............... his people from hunger.
Wrong!
Hope is followed by a to infinitive.
8............... the child problems he can't solve will only frustrate him.
Wrong!
9He was too nervous ............... still.
Wrong!
10............... a train ticket doesn't guarantee you a seat.
Wrong!
11I hate to see a man ............... himself before his superiors.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
See can be followed by an ing form or an infinitive without to.
12The students asked ............... the principal.
Wrong!
Ask is followed by a to-infinitive.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- He is a student of divinity and hopes to become a priest.
- He has agreed to do the work.
- You had better get used to doing as your are told.
- The runway has to be expanded to accommodate larger planes.
- He sent her flowers Either could be used here their anniversary.
- The colored lights playing on the fountains were spectacular.
- He hoped to free his people from hunger.
- Giving the child problems he can’t solve will only frustrate him.
- He was too nervous to sit still.
- Buying a train ticket doesn’t guarantee you a seat.
- I hate to see a man demean/demeaning himself before his superiors.
- The students asked to see the principal.
