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Find the mistakes with the underlined words, and correct them on the line provided
below. Not all of the sentences have mistakes. If there are no mistakes, rewrite the sentence on the
line provided.
EXAMPLES: | I'm afraid at walking alone at
night. | | | I'm afraid of walking alone at
night .
| | | She insisted on helping me. | | | She insisted on helping
me . | | |
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I
want to practice skating.
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Do
you want that I help you move on Saturday?
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Fill in the blanks with the gerund or infinitive of the verb in parentheses. In
some cases, either the gerund or the infinitive is possible.
EXAMPLES: | It's important (eat) to
eat a healthy diet. | | | | | | (eat)
Eating a healthy diet is
important. | | |
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It's
impossible (learn) _________________ a foreign language in a month.
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He
learned English quickly by (talk) _________________ with American friends.
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Change the infinitive to a gerund or the gerund to an infinitive in each of the
following statements. Pay attention to verb tenses.
EXAMPLE: | I started working at the fast-food restaurant last
week. | | | I started
to work at the fast-food restaurant last
week. | | |
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She
began to work at a store when she was 16 years old.
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You
can't stand eating red meat.
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I
liked talking to my friends after high school every day.
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Fill in each blank with either the infinitive or gerund form of the verbs in
parentheses.
EXAMPLE: | I wish you would remember (infinitive-take)
to
take off your shoes before you
come into the house. | | |
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People who have trouble getting to sleep should try (gerund-read) _________ in
bed.
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The
plants will die if you don't start (infinitive-water) _____________ them.
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Fill in the blank for each of the following with a subject + an appropriate
form of the verb be.
EXAMPLES: | She
was ashamed to receive poor
grades. | | |
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am sorry to hear that you are
sick. | | |
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_______________________ surprised to receive my letter yesterday in the
mail.
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Fill in each blank with the infinitive form of a verb from the list
below.
invade
| receive | wait | help | be | destroy | work | send | lose | resist | give | | | | | | |
EXAMPLE: | The soldiers tried
to
invade the city, but they
couldn't. | | |
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No
one expected the city _____________ able to resist their attack.
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Write an appropriate answer to each question using an
infinitive.
EXAMPLE: | What was your plan for your future when you were a
child? | | | I planned
to be an astronaut when I grew
up. | | |
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What's an activity that you love to do?
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Change the gerund subject to an infinitive subject.
EXAMPLE: | Renting a car is expensive. It's expensive to
rent a car. | | |
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Driving at night is dangerous.
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Complete each sentence with an infinitive to show purpose. Choose infinitives from
the list below to help with the answer.
to dispose
of | to keep | to cut | to
buy | to type | to clean | to
buy | to
call | to research | to find | to look
up
| to cool
off | to show | | | | | | | | |
EXAMPLE: | People use a dictionary | | | People use a dictionary to look up the meanings of
words. | | |
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People use trash cans
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Fill in each blank with the gerund form of one of the verbs listed
below.
climb | wash | fish | camp | smoke
| practice | study | | do | diet | clean | sail | think | help | exercise | play | | | | | | | | |
EXAMPLE: | Smoking
is not allowed on many airplane flights these days. | | |
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First
we dug up some worms, and then we went _______________.
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Answer each question with a sentence that contains a
gerund.
EXAMPLE: | Q: What's an activity that makes you
tired? | | | A:
Studying
grammar makes me
tired. | | |
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Q: What's something that you don't like doing?
A: I
dislike ______________________________________________
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Fill in each blank with the infinitive form of a verb from the list
below.
pay
| understand | give | operate | tell | earn | travel | stay | swim | win | call | speak | drive | eat | communicate | | | | | | | | |
EXAMPLE: | It's going to take more money than this
to
pay for your
purchases | | |
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The
robbers forced the man ______________ them all his money.
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Answer each question with a complete sentence that contains an
infinitive.
EXAMPLE: | What's something that takes a long time to
learn? | | | It takes a
long time to learn to cook
well. | | |
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What's something that children are too young to do safely?
A:
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Find the mistakes with the underlined words, and correct them on the line provided
below. Not all of the sentences have mistakes. If there are no mistakes, rewrite the
sentence on the line provided.
EXAMPLES: | The man which you met is a very famous
architect. | | | The man whom you met is a very famous
architect .
| | | I can't understand a word you are
saying. | | | I can't understand a word you are
saying . | | |
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The
woman what played the piano at the concert is very talented.
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The
mistake that he made it cost the company thousands of dollars.
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Fill in the blanks to complete the adjective clause.
EXAMPLE: | You need a lot of help with your composition. The
teacher can give you the help you
need . | | |
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I
applied for a job as a computer programmer, but the company didn't hire me. The person ______________
has much more experience than I do.
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Fill in each blank with who, that, or
which.
EXAMPLE: | This is the story of a man
who
lost a key. | | |
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The
maid ____________ found the key was cleaning the room.
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The
trash collector found the key ____________ the maid threw away.
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Fill in each blank with who(m), or which. Do not use that in this
exercise.
EXAMPLE: | The politician
who
we met was very friendly. | | |
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The
food ____________ we ate was very spicy.
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Find the mistakes with the underlined words, and correct them on the line provided
below. Not all of the sentences have mistakes. If there are no mistakes, rewrite the sentence on the
line provided.
EXAMPLES: | I am the taller person in my
family. | | | I am the tallest person in my
family .
| | | New York is the largest city in the
U.S. | | | New York is the largest city in the
U.S. | | |
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She's
younger that her best friend.
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Bob
and his brother have completely different characters. They aren't alike at
all.
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Fill in the blanks.
EXAMPLE: | My vacation in Toronto cost less than $2000. It was
not as expensive as my vacation in
Paris. | | |
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My
sister is more talented than I am. I don't play the piano ________________ well ________________ she
does.
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Write the simple, the comparative, or the superlative form that best completes the
sentence.
EXAMPLE: | This test is important / more important / the most
important of all the tests. | | | the
most important | | |
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Is it
true that Athens is the noisy /noisier /noisiest city in the world?
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Read each sentence, and then write a second sentence that means the same thing,
using not as . . . as.
EXAMPLE: | The highway is wider than the
road. | | | The road
isn't as wide as the
highway. | | |
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The
Himalayas are taller than the Alps.
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Answer each of the following questions with a complete
sentence.
EXAMPLE: | Q: What is the most beautiful city in your
country? | | | A: I
think Madrid is the most beautiful city in my
country. | | |
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Q: What animal do you think is the most intelligent?
A:
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