Fill in the blanks.
1He apologized ............... a nuisance at the party.
Wrong!
After "apologized", use "for creating" to give the reason for the apology.
2I have become quite lazy. I don’t feel like ............... any work.
Wrong!
After "feel like", use the gerund "doing".
3The teacher encouraged the child ............... harder.
Wrong!
After "encouraged the child", use the infinitive "to work".
4They stopped the protestors ............... their premises.
Wrong!
After "stopped the protestors", use "from entering" to show prevention.
5I was shocked ............... the news of his sad death.
Wrong!
After the adjective "shocked", use the infinitive "to hear" to explain the reason.
6We have decided ............... a new car.
Wrong!
After "decided", use the infinitive "to buy".
7He stopped short ............... me a liar.
Wrong!
The expression is "stopped short of", so the correct form is "of calling".
8They accused me ............... the trouble.
Wrong!
After "accused me", use "of creating" to state the accusation.
9I was eager ............... home.
Wrong!
After the adjective "eager", use the infinitive "to go".
10I thanked them ............... me to their party.
Wrong!
After "thanked them", use "for inviting" to give the reason for the thanks.
11It took him a long time, but he finally succeeded ............... a good job.
Wrong!
After "succeeded", use "in finding" to describe the successful action.
12She insisted ............... with me.
Wrong!
After "insisted", use "on coming".
Exercise complete
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- He apologized for creating a 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 death.
- 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.