Fill in the blanks with an infinitive with or without to.
1. You made me …………………………… special.
Correct!
Wrong!
Make is followed by an infinitive without to.
2. The inspector ordered the mob ………………………….
Correct!
Wrong!
3. I was always told ………………………….. to my elders.
Correct!
Wrong!
Tell is followed by a to-infinitive.
4. She has always wanted …………………………. rich and famous.
Correct!
Wrong!
Want is followed by a to-infinitive.
5. I heard them …………………………. in the living room.
Correct!
Wrong!
Hear is followed by an infinitive without to.
6. They motivated me …………………………….. big.
Correct!
Wrong!
Motivate is followed by a to-infinitive.
7. Let them ……………………………
Correct!
Wrong!
Let is followed by an infinitive without to.
8. They couldn’t make him ……………………………..
Correct!
Wrong!
9. The accused was made ................................
Correct!
Wrong!
When make is used in the passive form, it is followed by an infinitive with to.
10. I don’t permit my children …………………………….. up late.
Correct!
Wrong!
Permit is followed by an infinitive with to.
11. I found it difficult ……………………………. my way.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. I was not allowed ............................... with him.
Correct!
Wrong!
Allow is followed by a to-infinitive.
Answers
- You made me feel special.
- The inspector ordered the mob to disperse.
- I was always told to listen to my elders.
- She has always wanted to become rich and famous.
- I heard them talk in the living room.
- They motivated me to dream big.
- Let them go.
- They couldn’t make him confess.
- The accused was made to confess.
- I don’t permit my children to stay up late.
- I found it difficult to find my way.
- I was not allowed to go with him.
