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- 1. If you visit your grandparents ANNUALLY, it means you visit them every {{{year | week | month | once a day}}}.
- 2. If you SUMMED the numbers, it means you have {{{added | erased | written | heard}}} them.
- 3. If Jody UNDERTAKES the assignment, it means she will {{{do | cancel | justify | evaluate}}} the assignment.
- 4. If you are having a lucky PHASE, you are {{{in a period of luck | always lucky | out of luck | completely unlucky}}}.
- If Nina is APPARENTLY lying, it means {{{I think she is lying | I doubt she is lying | I know she is lying | she is lying to her friends}}}.
- 5. Which of the following is an OCCUPATION?
- {{{Nursing | Sunset | Sickness | Apartment}}}
- 6. If someone IMMIGRATES to Canada, it means he/ she wants to {{{live | visit | fly | attack}}} there.
- 7. A person with a good hand-eye COORDINATION is probably {{{good at sports | strong | lazy | a slow talker}}}
- 8. If Barbara IMPLIED that she wants to quit, it means she {{{didn’t say so directly | explained it very clearly | wrote it in a letter | told many people about it}}}.
- 9. A RELIABLE car {{{never | seldom | sometimes | always}}} breaks down.
- 10. An ILLUSTRATED book probably has {{{pictures and drawings | various writers | a unique style | many chapter}}}.
- 11. If a store is EXCLUSIVELY for kids, it means it is {{{only | mostly | sometimes | never}}} for kids.
We use infinitive to express purpose, use to do or in order (not) to do. E.g., He joined the classes to improve his writing skill.Passive infinitive with to be + past participle (present) or to have been + past participle (past). E.g., My bike needs to be cleaned.
Certain verbs or expressions like suggest, mind, enjoy are followed by a noun or gerund.
Certain verbs and expressions like offer, allow and seem are followed by the infinitive.
Some verbs can be followed by either a gerund or an infinitive. Sometimes this changes the meaning.
He continued talking/ to talk. (no difference in meaning)
I regret telling him. (It was the wrong thing to do)
I regret to tell you that your visa has expired. (I am sorry that I have to tell you)
Some verbs and expressions like let, make, would rather are followed by an infinitive without to.
Read a letter from a teacher to a parent and choose the correct alternative.
Dear Ms. Smith:
Please pardon {{{my writing | me to write}}} to you like this, but I am extremely concerned about Roxy’s progress. I regret {{{to tell | tell}}} you that as a result of {{{having missed| her miss}}} the first month of term, she has fallen significantly behind her classmates in her coursework. She also appears {{{to not have completed | to not complete}}} any of her homework| projects. Clearly, {{{having missed | miss}}} such a huge chunk of term will impact on her final grades at the end of this year. I have tried {{{explaining | explain}}} this to her, but she seems to object to {{{being told | having told}}} what to do. {{{So as not to | Not to}}} fall behind any further, she needs to make a resolute effort {{{to catch up | for catching up}}} with her classmates by {{{completing | having completed}}} all her project work.
Please feel free to contact me for any questions or concerns that you have.
Yours sincerely
Hilda Faber
Passive forms can be used to report events, or what is said about them. They are used to say what is reported, rather than stating definite facts.
The palace was built in two months. (definite fact)
The palace is said to have been built in two months. (what people say is the fact)
Another common way of reporting what is said by an unspecified group of people is to use it + passive verb + that – clause. Using this pattern allows us to put important information at the end of the sentence.
It is reported that the damage is extensive.