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Infinitive With Or Without To

May 12, 2022 - pdf

Fill in the blanks.

1. The teacher advised the students ………………………….. harder.

Correct! Wrong!

Advise is followed by an infinitive with to.

2. I bade him ……………………………..

Correct! Wrong!

Bid is followed by an infinitive without to.

3. I heard them ………………………… in the other room.

Correct! Wrong!

Hear is followed by an infinitive without to.

4. I saw him …………………………….. the purse.

Correct! Wrong!

See is followed by an infinitive with to.

5. You ought ………………………….

Correct! Wrong!

Ought is followed by a to-infinitive.

6. They threatened ………………………….. me.

Correct! Wrong!

7. I requested him ……………………………. me.

Correct! Wrong!

Request is followed by a to infinitive.

8. I hate …………………………… advice.

Correct! Wrong!

9. I don’t want …………………………….

Correct! Wrong!

10. I asked them ……………………………..

Correct! Wrong!

11. The excruciating pain made me ……………………………..

Correct! Wrong!

12. You must not ……………………………. him.

Correct! Wrong!

Must is followed by an infinitive without to.

Answers

  1. The teacher advised the students to work harder.
  2. I bade him go.
  3. I heard them talk in the other room.
  4. I saw him steal the purse.
  5. You ought to behave.
  6. They threatened to kill me.
  7. I requested him to help me.
  8. I hate to receive advice.
  9. I don’t want to quit.
  10. I asked them to leave.
  11. The excruciating pain made me howl.
  12. You must not trust him.
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