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EXERCISES - GERUNDS & 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  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.

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