GRADE 12 GERUND AND INFINITIVE pptx

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GRADE 12 GERUND AND INFINITIVE

1. I’m worried _______ my final exam in statistics.
A. about falling B. to fall C. with falling D. to fallure
2. ________ the scholarship really surprised me.
A. Mike got B. Mike getting C. Mike’s getting D. Mike gets
3. Many northerners look forward _______ a garden in the spring.
A. to plant B. to planting C. with planting D. to planting of
4. “May I have a word with you,Mrs. Adam ?”–”Is this in regard ______ late yesterday ?”
A. of you coming B. to you coming C. to your coming D. of your coming
5. Who is responsible _______ the garbage – the husband of the wife ?
A. to take out B. for take out C. for taking out D. with taking out
6. I think ________ at the train station will surprise Aunt Kate.
A. your being B. you are C. you being D. you to be
7. “How do I turn on the T. V ?”–”_____ the button at the right.”
A. From pushing B. By pushing C. You pushing D. To push
8. “It’s difficult to make money as an artist.”
–”Have you considered _______ a course in business for artists ?”
A. To take B. about taking C. your taking D. taking
9. “Why have you decided to go back to school”–”I’m tired _______ as a secretary.”
A. for work B. to work C. of working D. about working
10. “We were opponents of the political regime in our country.”
“And that led to ____ to the United States thirty – five years ago.”
A. us coming B. our coming C. come D. us to come
11. “Did you understand the solution to the calculus problem ?”–”Not very well. Dr Baker’s ______
was complicated.”
A. explain B. explaining C. explanation D. explained
12. “How do you like American food ?”–”Well, it’s not bad. Now I _______ hamburgers.”
A. used to eat B. am used to eat C. used to eating D. am used to eating

13. We insisted ___________ by the manager.
A. to be seen B. to see C. on being seen D. on seeing
14. _______ for director must have surprised you.
A. Your being nominated B. You nominated
C. Your nominating D. You’re being nominated
15. “What are you reading ?”–”It’s a magazine article ______ your own furniture.”
A. to make it B. about make C. about making D. for make
16. ______ a foreign language well is a long process.
A. Learn B. Learning C. To learning D. Having learned
17. What do you enjoy _______ in your free time ?
A. doing B. do C. to do D. done
18. You can’t go to England without _________ to Bucking ham Palace.
A. go B. being gone C. to go D. going
19. Would you mind not ___________ ?
A. to be smoking B. to smoke C. smoking D. smoke
20. She was worried about ________ by thieves.
A. being robbed B. robbing C. being rob D. be robbing
21. I can’t afford _______ you any more money.
A. borrowing B. to borrow C. to lend D. my lending
22. The teacher encouraged _______ good compositions.
A. us write B. us to write C. us writing D. us to writing
23. “Stacey seems like a bright student.”-”She’s always the first ________ her work.”

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A. to finish B. finishing
C. to being finished with
D. to be finish with
24. Please ask the restaurant clientele ________ in the no smoking area.
A. don’t smoke B. not to smoke C. not smoking D. don’t to smoke
25. “Why have you given up your job ?” –“______ on my present salary is impossible.”

A. For me to live B. To live for me C. Me living D. I live
26. “What’s wrong with Henry ?”–”He needs __________”
A. cheer up B. to be cheer up C. cheering up D. to cheered up
27. “Why are you mad ?”–”I dislike ________ by my first name.”
A. you call B. you to call me C. your calling me D. you call me
28. “Which baseball team do you support ?”–”We’d like ________”
A. the Tigers win B. That the Tigers win C. the Tigers will win D. the Tigers to win
29. “May I help you ?”–”Yes, I need someone _______ the tire on my car.”
A. change B. to change C. changing D. to be changed
30. “I heard Fred is going to work for the ambassader.”–”Yes, he was lucky _____ such a good job.”
A. to give B. about getting C. to be given D. to be giving
31. Can you get the teacher ______ us less homework ?
A. give B. giving C. to give D. her giving
32. “Mary hasn’t been feeling well lately.”–”Yes, we want _________ by a doctor.”
A. him to examine B. that he be examined
C. him to be examined D. he is examined
33. “How did you travel so cheaply in Europe ?”
–”We reduced our expenses by taking the train and _____ in inexpensive restaurants.”
A. eat B. to eat C. eating D. ate
34. “Your homemade ice cream is so good. What’s your secret ?”
–”_____ good ice cream, you need to use a lot of cream.”
A. For make B. to make C. Making D. Make
35. “I’d like to go bowling tonight.”
“Don’t forget we’ve already made plans _______ to dinner at the Caihouns’”
A. to go B. going C. for go D. go
36. “Why are you mad, Katherine ?”–”That traffic jam _____ be late.”
A. made us B. caused us C. had us to D. forced us
37. “My mother says I can’t marry Jim”–”She should let ______ your own mind.”
A. you make up B. that you make up C. you to make up D. you making up
38. I can’t open the top of this apple juice.”– “________ it.”

A. Mark have to do B. Make Mark to do C. Have Mark do D. Have Mark done
39. I can hear a cat ______ at the widow.
A. scratching B. scratches C. to scrath D. was scratching
40. “Why do the police want to talk to you ?”–”Because we saw the money _____ last night.”
A. stealing B. been stolen C. stole D. stolen
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