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Exercises - Gerunds and Infinitives

A) Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition and the gerund form of the verbs in brackets.

1. My friend always worries _______________ (travel) by train as he experienced a railway accident in the past.
2. The company’s executives try to find the the most suitable person _______________ (sell) their products with a
professional sales plan.
3. There is no reason to feel ashamed _______________ (be) unemployed; do not give up hope on the jobs you have
applied for.
4. The available information is insufficient to demonstrate that people have doubts _______________ (increase)
average temperatures worldwide.
5. Because you are constantly insisting _______________ (spend) the entire budget on advertising, the management
team has approved it by assessing the benefits.
6. The rainstorm prevented the planes _______________ (take off) until further notice, so all the passengers began
to complain about waiting for a long time.
7. It is preferable to refer this case to a lawyer who specialises _______________ (win) divorce cases rather than to
any lawyer.
8. During her shift, the duty nurse is responsible _______________ (treat) patients and _______________ (monitor)
their vital signs.

B) Combine two sentences to form a new sentence using “too” or “enough”.

1. The results of the experiment were not reliable. It was not able to support the hypothesis.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. .
2. The conclusion of the article is not clear. It cannot summarise the main findings of the study completely.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. .
3. The team’s defensive strategy was passive. It could not effectively prevent the opposing team from scoring.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. .

4. The information presented in the lecture was complex. Students could not understand it in a limited time period.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. .
5. The historical account presented by the author was not objective. It did not provide an accurate portrayal of the
historical events.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. .

C) Complete the following sentences with the correct form of gerunds. Use the verbs in brackets. More than
one answer is possible.
1. There are thousands of industrial facilities worldwide, most of which are responsible for __________________
(contaminate) clean water supplies and __________________ (release) harmful chemicals into the atmosphere.
2. The UN recommends __________________ (limit) the use of dangerous pesticides in agriculture because they
have been linked to serious conditions like neurological disorders.
3. __________________ (expose) to a foreign language in infancy can increase a child’s listening skills, speech
development, phonetic awareness, and future literacy.
4. While early computers could only make simple calculations, modern computers have the capability of
__________________ (perform) complex tasks at a greater speed.
5. Mimar Sinan used advanced techniques to build great structures that are still standing, so there is no point in
__________________ (question) his profound talent and knowledge.
6. In order to avoid __________________ (recognise) by his victim, the robber disguised himself as a utility worker.
7. In the later sessions of the conference, the speakers spoke very quickly and did their presentations hastily for fear
of __________________ (fall) behind schedule.

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