Ex. 7: Review Verbals

Choose the most appropriate answer.

1. It was still an hour before dark, but he couldn't help       a little worried. (Correct)(Incorrect)

It was still an hour before dark, but he couldn't help being a little worried. (Correct)

2. His telephone was disconnected because he forgot       for it. (Correct)(Incorrect)

His telephone was disconnected because he forgot to pay for it. (Correct)

3.       what he was doing there, the man turned and left without saying a word. (Correct)(Incorrect)

Asked what he was doing there, the man turned and left without saying a word. (Correct)

4.       his homework, the boy ran out to play with the other kids. (Correct)(Incorrect)

Having done his homework, the boy ran out to play with the other kids. (Correct)

5. He is incapable       a lie. (Correct)(Incorrect)

He is incapable of telling a lie. (Correct)

6. He suggested       at a small roadside inn. (Correct)(Incorrect)

He suggested stopping at a small roadside inn. (Correct)

7. It is difficult       mistakes in such constructions. (Correct)(Incorrect)

It is difficult to avoid making mistakes in such constructions. (Correct)

8. Two witnesses claim       the suspect in the nearby area before the crime. (Correct)(Incorrect)

Two witnesses claim to have seen the suspect in the nearby area before the crime. (Correct)

9.       where she was, he called several friends and relatives, but they didn't know it either. (Correct)(Incorrect)

Not knowing where she was, he called several friends and relatives, but they didn't know it either. (Correct)

10. He shouted at the kids and immediately regretted it, seeing their       little faces and tears in their eyes. (Correct)(Incorrect)

He shouted at the kids and immediately regretted it, seeing their frightened little faces and tears in their eyes. (Correct)

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