Fill in the blanks using an appropriate non-finite verb.
1. I called him because I wanted ……………………. his whereabouts.
Correct!
Wrong!
Want is followed by a to-infinitive.
2. She bent down ……………………….. up the paper.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. I am sorry for ………………………. you.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use an ing form after a preposition.
4. I don’t want ……………………….. any more excuses.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. Don’t forget ………………………. him about his projects.
Correct!
Wrong!
Forget is followed by a to-infinitive when the reference is to the fuure.
6. I don’t know if I said anything ……………………… him.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. ………………………… material riches may never earn you happiness.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. I remember …………………………. him once.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. I tasted the soup ……………………….. if it needed more salt.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. The doctor suggested ……………………….. the hair oil.
Correct!
Wrong!
Suggest cannot be followed by a to-infinitive.
11. She insisted on ………………………. with me.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. They reprimanded the boy for …………………………. late.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- I called him because I wanted to know his whereabouts.
- She bent down to pick up the paper.
- I am sorry for disturbing you.
- I don’t want to hear any more excuses.
- Don’t forget to ask him about his projects.
- I don’t know if I said anything to offend him.
- Chasing material riches may never earn you happiness.
- I remember meeting him once.
- I tasted the soup to see if it needed more salt.
- The doctor suggested changing the hair oil.
- She insisted on coming with me.
- They reprimanded the boy for coming late.
