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Non-Finites Exercise

August 23, 2022 - pdf

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

  1. I called him because I wanted to know his whereabouts.
  2. She bent down to pick up the paper.
  3. I am sorry for disturbing you.
  4. I don’t want to hear any more excuses.
  5. Don’t forget to ask him about his projects.
  6. I don’t know if I said anything to offend him.
  7. Chasing material riches may never earn you happiness.
  8. I remember meeting him once.
  9. I tasted the soup to see if it needed more salt.
  10. The doctor suggested changing the hair oil.
  11. She insisted on coming with me.
  12. They reprimanded the boy for coming late.
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