English Grammar – Gerunds and Infinitives – SET 5 Welcome to your English Grammar – Gerunds and Infinitives – SET 5 1. Transform the underlined phrase using an infinitive structure: She was eager that she should contribute to the discussion. 2. 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. completing, to organise to completing, to organising to complete, organising completing, organising None 3. Fill in the blank with the correct option: The committee hesitated _______ a final decision, fearing backlash from stakeholders. taken taking take to take None 4. Multi-Select (Identify all correct gerund/infinitive usages): Select all the grammatically correct sentences: They managed to finish the task before the deadline. He avoided to respond to the controversial question. We discussed to move the meeting to Friday. The teacher encouraged the students to participate actively. She admitted breaking the rules during the experiment. 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. 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) 7. Complete the sentence using the appropriate gerund or infinitive form: The company’s decision _______ its operations abroad surprised many analysts to expanding to expand expand expanding None 8. Choose the correct option to complete the sentence: The author is known for _______ complex philosophical themes with simple language to explore explored explore exploring None 9. Spot the error in the sentence and provide the correction: They suggested to postpone the seminar until next month.Error: Correction: 10. Choose the correct option to complete the sentence: Rather than _______ a temporary fix, the engineers focused on finding a sustainable solution. to implement implement implementing implemented None 11. 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 12. 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. 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.
