Fill in the blanks.
1This book is easy ...............
Wrong!
After adjectives like "easy", we use the infinitive, so "to read" is correct.
2It is no good ............... for him to help.
Wrong!
After the expression "It is no good", we use a gerund, so "asking" is correct.
3This fabric is difficult ...............
Wrong!
After adjectives like "difficult", we use the infinitive, so "to wash" is correct.
4I had difficulty ............... his house.
Wrong!
After "have difficulty", we use a gerund, so "finding" is correct.
5Oily food is difficult ...............
Wrong!
After adjectives like "difficult", we use the infinitive, so "to digest" is correct.
6It is no use ............... about the future.
Wrong!
After the expression "It is no use", we use a gerund, so "worrying" is correct.
7His actions are impossible ...............
Wrong!
After adjectives like "impossible", we use the infinitive, so "to justify" is correct.
8She showed the courage ............... up.
Wrong!
The noun "courage" is followed by a to-infinitive ("the courage to do something"), so "to speak" is correct.
9I don't want ............... you ever again.
Wrong!
After "want", we use the infinitive, so "to see" is correct.
10It hurts me ............... him suffer.
Wrong!
After "It hurts me", we use the infinitive to explain what hurts, so "to see" is correct.
11It was impossible ............... his motives.
Wrong!
After adjectives like "impossible", we use the infinitive, so "to guess" is correct.
12It is cruel ............... animals.
Wrong!
After adjectives like "cruel", we use the infinitive, so "to ill-treat" is correct.
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- This book is easy to read.
- It is no good asking for him to help.
- This fabric is difficult to wash.
- I had difficulty finding his house.
- Oily food is difficult to digest.
- It is no use worrying about the future.
- His actions are impossible to justify.
- She showed the courage to speak up.
- I don’t want to see you ever again.
- It hurts me to see him suffer.
- It was impossible to guess his motives.
- It is cruel to ill-treat animals.