Fill in the blanks with a gerund or infinitive.
1Money was the main factor in my decision not ............... a car.
Wrong!
After the noun "decision", use "to buy" to explain what the decision was about.
2He failed ............... the finals of the tennis tournament.
Wrong!
The verb "failed" is followed by the infinitive "to reach".
3Her failure ............... the job surprised us.
Wrong!
After the noun "failure", use "to get" to explain what the failure involved.
4The music was too faint ............... .
Wrong!
After "too" plus an adjective, use the infinitive "to hear".
5Bad investments caused the company ............... .
Wrong!
After "caused the company", use the infinitive "to fail".
6You need ............... yourself with your new camera.
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The verb "need" is followed by the infinitive "to familiarize" here.
7I asked him ............... the words on the coin.
Wrong!
After "asked him", use the infinitive "to translate".
8She has a bizarre way ............... her plants by name.
Wrong!
The phrase "a way" is often followed by "of calling" to describe a method or habit.
9Can you fancy her ............... an Indian prince?
Wrong!
After "fancy", use the gerund "marrying".
10............... the guest was a terrible faux pas.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "Insulting" and "To insult" can be subjects of this sentence.
11............... the mountain fatigued the whole troop.
Wrong!
The gerund "Climbing" names the activity that fatigued the troop.
12It is not feasible ............... the trip in one day.
Wrong!
After "It is not feasible", use the infinitive "to make".
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Money was the main factor in my decision not to buy a car.
- He failed to reach the finals of the tennis tournament.
- Her failure to get the job surprised us.
- The music was too faint to hear .
- Bad investments caused the company to fail .
- You need to familiarize yourself with your new camera.
- I asked him to translate the words on the coin.
- She has a bizarre way of calling her plants by name.
- Can you fancy her marrying an Indian prince?
- Insulting / To insult the guest was a terrible faux pas.
- Climbing the mountain fatigued the whole troop.
- It is not feasible to make the trip in one day.
