Exercise 12.5...........
Answers
making
use
holding
buying
complaining
shout
carrying
to go
locked
laughing
amazing
sitting
knowing
making
to go
buying
playing
painting
Question:-
Fill in the blanks with non-infinites.
Required Answers:-
1. Try to avoid __________ (make) him angry.
→ Try to avoid making him angry.
2. He lets us _________ (use) his computer.
→ He lets us using his computer.
3. _________ (hold) the rope, he climbed up the house.
→ Holding the rope, he climbed up the house.
4. Is there anything here worth _______ (buy)?
→ Is there anything here worth buying?
5. He kept __________ (complain) against his brother.
→ He kept complaining against his brother.
6. I heard her _________ (shout), "Stop!"
→ I heard her shouting, 'Stop!"
7. A man ________ (carry) an umbrella got out of the building.
→ A man carrying an umbrella got out of the building.
8. I chose _________ (go) by the night train.
→ I chose to go by the night train.
9. I found the gate _________ (lock).
→ I found the gate locked.
10. We could not help _________ (laugh).
→ We could not help laughing.
11. I tell you it is something really _______ (amaze).
→ I tell you it is something really amazing.
12. I am not afraid of _________ (sit) in the garden.
→ I am not afraid of sitting in the garden.
13. They shouted without _________ (know) the fact.
→ They shouted without knowing the fact.
14. The problem of _________ (make) a bridge over the gushing river has left the engineers troubled.
→ The problem of making a bridge over the gushing river has left the engineers troubled.
15. If you are not feeling well, you need not ________ (go) to party.
→ If you are not feeling well, you need not go to party.
16. Do not insist on _______ (buy) these things.
→ Do not insist on buying these things.
17. The boys used _______ (play) games in the park.
→ The boys used to play games in the park.
18. Are you interested in _________ (paint)?
→ Are you interested in painting?
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