Fill in the blanks with a gerund or infinitive.
1He is a student of divinity and hopes ............... a priest.
Wrong!
After "hope", use the to-infinitive "to become".
2He has agreed ............... the work.
Wrong!
After "agree", use the to-infinitive "to do".
3You had better get used to ............... as you are told.
Wrong!
After "get used to", "to" is a preposition, so use the gerund "doing".
4The runway has to be expanded ............... larger planes.
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Use the to-infinitive "to accommodate" to show the purpose of the expansion.
5He sent her flowers ............... their anniversary.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "marking" and "to mark" can explain why he sent the flowers.
6The colored lights ............... on the fountains were spectacular.
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The participle "playing" describes the lights on the fountains.
7He hoped ............... his people from hunger.
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After "hope", use the to-infinitive "to free".
8............... the child problems he can't solve will only frustrate him.
Select 2 answers.
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"Giving" and "To give" can both act as the subject of the sentence.
9He was too nervous ............... still.
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After "too" plus an adjective, use the to-infinitive "to sit".
10............... a train ticket doesn't guarantee you a seat.
Select 2 answers.
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"Buying" and "To buy" can both act as the subject of the sentence.
11I hate to see a man ............... himself before his superiors.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After "see", "demean" and "demeaning" are both possible object-complement forms.
12The students asked ............... the principal.
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After "ask", use the to-infinitive "to see".
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- 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 you are told.
- The runway has to be expanded to accommodate larger planes.
- He sent her flowers marking / to mark their anniversary.
- The colored lights playing on the fountains were spectacular.
- He hoped to free his people from hunger.
- Giving / To give the child problems he can’t solve will only frustrate him.
- He was too nervous to sit still.
- Buying / To buy 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.