Choose the correct gerund or infinitive from the parenthesis at the end of the sentence.
1. Alan can’t stand _______________________ on trains. (riding/ to ride)
2. Mr. Harris enjoys __________________ people out to dinner. (inviting / to invite)
3. In the old days, gentlemen challenged their rivals _______________________. (fighting / to fight)
4. As the famous saying goes, there’s no use _________________over spilt milk. (crying / to cry)
5. Jim stopped ____________________ his shoelace. Wait for him. (tying / to tie)
6. My wife always volunteers ____________ cakes PTA meetings. (baking / to bake)
7. Don’t waste my time __________________ about your salary. (complaining/ to complain)
8. Eva is having trouble ___________________________on the exam. (concentrating / to concentrate)
9. Please allow me _____________________ your Facebook page. (joining / to join)
10. You won’t forget _____________________milk on your way home, will you? (picking up /to pick up)
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We are asked to choose either the gerund or infinitive from the parenthesis at the end of the sentence. The gerund or the infinitive will be chosen and the sentence will be rewritten as under:
- The first sentence will be completed using the word riding as " Alan can't stand riding on trains."
- The second sentence provided to us can be completed using the word inviting as "Mr. Harris enjoys inviting people out to dinner."
- The third sentence will be completed using the word to fight " In the old days, gentlemen challenged their rivals to fight."
- The fourth sentence will be completed using the word crying " As the famous saying goes, there’s no use crying over spilled milk."
- The fifth sentence will be completed using the word to tie as "Jim stopped to tie his shoelace."
- The sixth sentence will be completed using the word to bake as "My wife always volunteers to bake cakes for PTA meetings."
- The seventh sentence will be completed using the word complaining as "Don’t waste my time complaining about your salary.
- The eighth sentence will be completed using the word concentrating as " Eva is having trouble concentrating on the exam."
- The ninth sentence will be completed using the word to join as "Please allow me to join your Facebook page.
- The tenth sentence will be completed using the word 'to pick up ' as ". You won’t forget to pick up milk on your way home, will you?
PROJECT CODE: #SPJ2
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