Fill in the blanks with an infinitive or gerund.
1The store has a special department ............... customer complaints.
Wrong!
2The politician tried ............... public support for the plan.
Wrong!
3She often used ............... into the distance.
Wrong!
Use a to-infinitive after used.
4Steps should be taken ............... corruption in the government.
Wrong!
5The grain was separated from the stalk by ...............
Wrong!
Use an ing form after a preposition.
6Farmers raise millions of edible seed plants ............... the nation.
Wrong!
7People lined the streets ............... the returning heroes.
Wrong!
8One needs a special license ............... a cab.
Wrong!
9Moles have the habit of ............... in the earth.
Wrong!
Use an ing form after a preposition.
10When and where did the practice ............... hands originate?
Wrong!
11The radio audience was hoaxed into ............... that Martians had landed.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/11
Answers
- The store has a special department Either could be used here 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.
