Fill in the blanks with a finite or non-finite verb.
1She is trying frantically ............... her youth.
Wrong!
2You had better ............... that cut with some iodine.
Wrong!
Had better is followed by a bare infinitive.
3I warned you not ............... that car.
Wrong!
4She made a feeble attempt ............... at the tasteless joke.
Wrong!
5They told her ............... away.
Wrong!
6It is time you ............... eating junk food.
Wrong!
A simple past verb is used after it is time.
7I didn’t want ............... her.
Wrong!
8Nothing can stop him from ............... what he wants.
Wrong!
9All that shouting caused him ............... his voice.
Wrong!
10The club members had no voice in ............... the president.
Wrong!
11It was very unselfish of you ............... us.
Wrong!
12We agreed ............... at some unspecified time in the future.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- She is trying frantically to maintain her youth.
- You had better wash that cut with some iodine.
- I warned you not to buy that car.
- She made a feeble attempt to smile at the tasteless joke.
- They told her to stay away.
- It is time you stopped eating junk food.
- I didn’t want to offend her.
- Nothing can stop him from achieving what he wants.
- All that shouting caused him to lose his voice.
- The club members had no voice in choosing the president.
- It was very unselfish of you to help us.
- We agreed to meet at some unspecified time in the future.
