Fill in the blanks using an appropriate non-finite verb.
1I called him because I wanted ............... his whereabouts.
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Use the to-infinitive after "wanted", so the correct answer is "to know".
2She bent down ............... up the paper.
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Use "to pick" to show the purpose of bending down.
3I am sorry for ............... you.
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After the preposition "for", use the gerund "disturbing".
4I don’t want ............... any more excuses.
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Use the to-infinitive after "want", so the correct answer is "to hear".
5Don’t forget ............... him about his projects.
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Use "to ask" after "forget" when you mean a future action that must be done.
6I don’t know if I said anything ............... him.
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After "anything", the infinitive "to offend" explains the possible effect of what was said.
7People may not find happiness by ............... material riches.
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After the preposition "by", use the gerund "chasing".
8I remember ............... him once.
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Use "meeting" after "remember" when you are thinking back to a past event.
9I tasted the soup ............... if it needed more salt.
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Use "to see" to show the purpose of tasting the soup.
10The doctor suggested ............... the hair oil.
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The verb "suggested" is followed by the gerund "changing".
11She insisted on ............... with me.
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After "insisted on", use the gerund "coming".
12They reprimanded the boy for ............... late.
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After the preposition "for", use the gerund "coming".
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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.
- People may not find happiness by chasing material riches.
- 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.