Question

Exercise 5. Fill in the blanks with the infinitive with or without to:
1. You need not ...
for fuel. There's plenty of petrol in the car. (stop)
2. I saw a stranger ...
my room. (enter)
3. The stranger tried ..
my room unnoticed. (enter)
4. You need ....
music for at least three hours a day if you want to do wel
in it. (practise)
5. Her parents made her ...
music for at least three hours a day. (practise)
6. I would rather give up the job than ...
such an insult. (bear)
7. You had better .............. the instalments in time. (pay) )​

Answer 1

Explanation:

1. to stop

2. enter

3. to enter

4. to practise

5. practise

6.to bear

7. to pay

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Answer 2

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1. You need not to stop for fuel. There's plenty of petrol in the car. (stop)

2. I saw a stranger entering my room. (enter)

3. The stranger tried to enter my room unnoticed. (enter)

4. You need to practise music for at least three hours a day if you want to do well in it. (practise)

5. Her parents made her practising music for at least three hours a day. (practise)

6. I would rather give up the job than to bear such an insult. (bear)

7. You had better to pay the instalments in time. (pay )

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• "To" before any verb forms the infinitive.
• Infinitive is not limited to the subject.
• An infinitive is used as

1. Subject of a verb
2. Object of a verb
3. Object of a preposition
4. Compliment to a verb
5. Objective compliment