Fill in the blanks with a gerund or infinitive.
1Is it any use ............... to the manager?
Wrong!
After the expression "any use," use the gerund "talking".
2What about ............... a short break?
Wrong!
After "What about," use the gerund "taking".
3There is no point in ............... any longer.
Wrong!
After the preposition "in," use the gerund "waiting".
4He spent years ............... care of his ailing mother.
Wrong!
After "spend" plus time, use the gerund "taking".
5I am interested in ............... to cook.
Wrong!
After the preposition "in," use the gerund "learning".
6He is afraid of ............... alone.
Wrong!
After the preposition "of," use the gerund "being".
7I wasted hours ............... for him.
Wrong!
After "waste" plus time, use the gerund "waiting".
8Is Dublin worth ...............?
Wrong!
After "worth," use the gerund "visiting".
9He does not have enough money ............... on a foreign vacation.
Wrong!
After "enough money," use the infinitive "to spend".
10I was sad ............... about his fate.
Wrong!
After the adjective "sad," use the infinitive "to hear".
11It is difficult ............... his motive.
Wrong!
After "It is difficult," use the infinitive "to understand".
12Please give him another chance ............... his mettle.
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After the noun "chance," use the infinitive "to prove".
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- 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 Dublin worth visiting?
- 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.