Fill in the blanks with a gerund or infinitive.
1Is it any use ............... to the manager?
Wrong!
The gerund is used after expressions like it is no use, it is not worth, it is no good, what about etc.
2What about ............... a short break?
Wrong!
The gerund is used after what about.
3There is no point in ............... any longer.
Wrong!
The gerund is used after a preposition.
4He spent years ............... care of his ailing mother.
Wrong!
5I am interested in ............... to cook.
Wrong!
The gerund is used after a preposition.
6He is afraid of ............... alone.
Wrong!
7I wasted hours ............... for him.
Wrong!
The ing form is used after spend and waste.
8Is it worth ............... Dublin?
Wrong!
The gerund is used after is it worth?
9He does not have enough money ............... on a foreign vacation.
Wrong!
10I was sad ............... about his fate.
Wrong!
The infinitive is used after certain adjectives like happy, sad, glad, difficult etc.
11It is difficult ............... his motive.
Wrong!
12Please give him another chance ............... his mettle.
Wrong!
The infinitive is used after nouns like chance, decision, advice, ability etc.
Done.
Score: 0/12
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.
