Fill in the blanks with an ing form or an infinitive.
1The teacher made the student ............... the essay.
Wrong!
After active "make," use the bare infinitive "rewrite".
2The student was made ............... the project.
Wrong!
After passive "was made," use the to-infinitive "to redo".
3The teacher didn't let him ...............
Wrong!
After "let," use the bare infinitive "go".
4We had better ............... this place at once.
Wrong!
After "had better," use the bare infinitive "leave".
5She would rather ............... than beg.
Wrong!
After "would rather," use the bare infinitive "starve".
6Why not ............... her to the party?
Wrong!
After "Why not," use the bare infinitive "invite".
7I heard the knock, but I didn't dare ............... the door.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After "didn't dare," both "to open" and "open" are acceptable.
8We had them ............... the room.
Wrong!
After causative "had" plus an object, use the bare infinitive "clean".
9She had me ............... the whole story.
Wrong!
After causative "had" plus an object, use the bare infinitive "repeat".
10I still remember ............... him in Shimla last year.
Wrong!
Use "meeting" when "remember" means recalling a past experience.
11She denied ............... the money.
Wrong!
After "deny," use the -ing form "taking".
12She confessed to ............... the jewels.
Wrong!
After "confessed to," use the gerund "stealing" because "to" is a preposition here.
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- The teacher made the student rewrite the essay.
- The student was made to redo the project.
- The teacher didn’t let him go.
- We had better leave this place at once.
- She would rather starve than beg.
- Why not invite her to the party?
- I heard the knock, but I didn’t dare to open / open the door.
- We had them clean the room.
- She had me repeat the whole story.
- I still remember meeting him in Shimla last year.
- She denied taking the money.
- She confessed to stealing the jewels.