Friday, September 24, 2010

Gerund versus Infinitive Quiz

"To do" or "not to do"? or is it "doing"?


1. What do you recommend _____________ in New York?  (do)
2. Julian wants a new car, but he can't afford __________   one this year. (buy)
3. Jack tried _________ me, but he couldn't.  (help)
4. Brent is looking forward to _______ a short break next month. (take)
5. Karen was real hungry, so she stopped __________ a quick snack. (have)

2 comments:

  1. doing
    buying
    to help
    take
    to have

    Thank you

    ReplyDelete
  2. Grace,
    Here are some clues: Recommend is always followed by a gerund. Afford is always followed by an infinitive. Tried can be followed by either. Looking forward to- "to" is a preposition, so it is followed by a gerund. And stop can be followed by either, but here "to have" answers the question "why?" Infinitives are used to answer the question "why?"
    Still confused? Sorry! We can talk about it, probably in class.

    ReplyDelete