English Grammar – Gerunds and Infinitives – SET 5 Welcome to your English Grammar – Gerunds and Infinitives – SET 5 1. Fill in the blank with the correct option: The committee hesitated _______ a final decision, fearing backlash from stakeholders. take taken taking to take None 2. Transform the underlined phrase using an infinitive structure: She was eager that she should contribute to the discussion. 3. Spot the error in the sentence and provide the correction: They suggested to postpone the seminar until next month.Error: Correction: 4. Cloze Passage (5 Blanks – Advanced Mixed Gerunds and Infinitives): Complete the passage using the correct verb forms. During the orientation, the trainer emphasized maintaining professionalism at all times. New employees were advised [avoid / to avoid / avoided] distractions and focus on tasks. While many struggled at first, consistent effort led to [to improve / improving / improved] productivity. The manager also promised to address individual concerns. By the end, the team felt confident about [to handle / handling / handle] their responsibilities. 5. 12. Omission Exercise – One word missing in each line:Write the missing word along with the word before and after it. No. Text Word Before Omission Word After eg He agreed attend the session despite the late hour. agreed to attend 1. They risked lose the contract due to poor communication. risked the 2. She refused give any comment on the issue. refused give 6. Read the conversation and complete the reported sentence appropriately. Ms Kapoor: I advise completing your references before writing the final draft.Rajat: Yes, I also try to organise my notes first. Ms Kapoor advised __________ the references first, while Rajat said he tried ___________ his notes before starting. to complete, organising to completing, to organising completing, organising completing, to organise None 7. Rearrange the following jumbled words/phrases into a meaningful sentence: Jia: Why are you unsure about accepting the fellowship?Kabir: is / in / work / relocating for/ fear / losing / my / of / a / current job / involved 8. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in brackets (gerund/infinitive): She regretted him about the changes in the policy so late. (inform) 9. Complete the sentence using the appropriate gerund or infinitive form: The company’s decision _______ its operations abroad surprised many analysts to expand to expanding expand expanding None 10. Choose the correct option to complete the sentence: Rather than _______ a temporary fix, the engineers focused on finding a sustainable solution. implement implemented to implement implementing None 11. Multi-Select (Identify all correct gerund/infinitive usages): Select all the grammatically correct sentences: We discussed to move the meeting to Friday. He avoided to respond to the controversial question. She admitted breaking the rules during the experiment. They managed to finish the task before the deadline. The teacher encouraged the students to participate actively. 12. Choose the correct option to complete the sentence: The author is known for _______ complex philosophical themes with simple language explore to explore explored exploring None Time's up Related Leave a Reply Cancel replyCommentEnter your name or username to comment Enter your email address to comment Enter your website URL (optional) Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
