Fill in the blanks.
1He apologized ...............a nuisance at the party.
Wrong!
Use for + ing form after apologize.
2I have become quite lazy. I don’t feel like ............... any work.
Wrong!
Feel like should be followed by an ing form.
3The teacher encouraged the child ............... harder.
Wrong!
Encourage is followed by a to-infinitive.
4They stopped the protestors ............... their premises.
Wrong!
Stop should be followed by from + ing form.
5I was shocked ............... the news of his sad demise.
Wrong!
6We have decided ............... a new car.
Wrong!
Decide is followed by a to-infinitive.
7He stopped short ............... me a liar.
Wrong!
8They accused me ............... the trouble.
Wrong!
Accused is followed by of+ ing form.
9I was eager ............... home.
Wrong!
10I thanked them ............... me to their party.
Wrong!
11It took him a long time but he finally succeeded ............... a good job.
Wrong!
Succeed is followed by in + ing form.
12She insisted ............... with me.
Wrong!
Insist is followed by on + ing form.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- He apologized for creatinga nuisance at the party.
- I have become quite lazy. I don’t feel like doing any work.
- The teacher encouraged the child to work harder.
- They stopped the protestors from entering their premises.
- I was shocked to hear the news of his sad demise.
- We have decided to buy a new car.
- He stopped short of calling me a liar.
- They accused me of creating the trouble.
- I was eager to go home.
- I thanked them for inviting me to their party.
- It took him a long time but he finally succeeded in finding a good job.
- She insisted on coming with me.
