Fill in the blanks with an infinitive or gerund.
1. The store has a special department ……………………. customer complaints.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. The politician tried …………………… public support for the plan.
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Wrong!
3. She often used …………………. into the distance.
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Wrong!
Use a to-infinitive after used.
4. Steps should be taken ………………………. corruption in the government.
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Wrong!
5. The grain was separated from the stalk by ……………………..
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Wrong!
Use an ing form after a preposition.
6. Farmers raise millions of edible seed plants ……………………… the nation.
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Wrong!
7. People lined the streets ……………………. the returning heroes.
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Wrong!
8. One needs a special license ……………………… a cab.
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Wrong!
9. Moles have the habit of ……………………. in the earth.
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Wrong!
Use an ing form after a preposition.
10. When and where did the practice ………………………… hands originate?
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Wrong!
11. The radio audience was hoaxed into …………………… that Martians had landed.
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Wrong!
Answers
- The store has a special department to handle / handling customer complaints.
- The politician tried to generate public support for the plan.
- She often used to gaze into the distance.
- Steps should be taken to abolish corruption in the government.
- The grain was separated from the stalk by beating.
- Farmers raise millions of edible seed plants to feed the nation.
- People lined the streets to cheer the returning heroes.
- One needs a special license to drive a cab.
- Moles have the habit of borrowing in the earth.
- When and where did the practice of shaking hands originate?
- The radio audience was hoaxed into believing that Martians had landed.
