Fill in the blanks with a gerund or infinitive.
1. Is it any use ............................. to the manager?
Correct!
Wrong!
The gerund is used after expressions like it is no use, it is not worth, it is no good, what about etc.
2. What about .......................... a short break?
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Wrong!
The gerund is used after what about.
3. There is no point in ................................ any longer.
Correct!
Wrong!
The gerund is used after a preposition.
4. He spent years ............................. care of his ailing mother.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. I am interested in ............................. to cook.
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Wrong!
The gerund is used after a preposition.
6. He is afraid of .............................. alone.
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Wrong!
7. I wasted hours ............................ for him.
Correct!
Wrong!
The ing form is used after spend and waste.
8. Is it worth ........................... Dublin?
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Wrong!
The gerund is used after is it worth?
9. He does not have enough money ............................... on a foreign vacation.
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Wrong!
10. I was sad .............................. about his fate.
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Wrong!
The infinitive is used after certain adjectives like happy, sad, glad, difficult etc.
11. It is difficult ............................... his motive.
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Wrong!
12. Please give him another chance ............................... his mettle.
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Wrong!
The infinitive is used after nouns like chance, decision, advice, ability etc.
Answers
- Is it any use talking to the manager?
- What about taking a short break?
- There is no point in waiting any longer.
- He spent years taking care of his ailing mother.
- I am interested in learning to cook.
- He is afraid of being alone.
- I wasted hours waiting for him.
- Is it worth visiting Dublin?
- He does not have enough money to spend on a foreign vacation.
- I was sad to hear about his fate.
- It is difficult to understand his motive.
- Please give him another chance to prove his mettle.
