EXERCISE 28–12 Verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives

EXERCISE 28–12Verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives

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1 of 10

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EXERCISE 28–12 Verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives - 1 of 10: He put off seeing a doctor and tried to avoid (to think / thinking) about his illness.

2 of 10

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EXERCISE 28–12 Verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives - 2 of 10: My father helped me (complete / completing) my tax return.

3 of 10

Question

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EXERCISE 28–12 Verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives - 3 of 10: We encouraged Frank to write back to us, but we did not expect him (responding / to respond) so quickly.

4 of 10

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EXERCISE 28–12 Verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives - 4 of 10: They could not imagine (living / to live) without electricity, but they rented the remote cabin for their vacation anyway.

5 of 10

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EXERCISE 28–12 Verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives - 5 of 10: Anamaria claimed (to have / having) a degree in business, but she always had trouble balancing her checkbook.

6 of 10

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EXERCISE 28–12 Verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives - 6 of 10: Francine’s lawyer offered (settling / to settle) the dispute privately, but Francine decided to take the matter to court.

7 of 10

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EXERCISE 28–12 Verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives - 7 of 10: Jerome appreciated (receiving / to receive) all those messages but postponed responding until he had more time.

8 of 10

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EXERCISE 28–12 Verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives - 8 of 10: Rita wanted Samuel to notice her, but he pretended not (to see / seeing) her and looked the other way.

9 of 10

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EXERCISE 28–12 Verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives - 9 of 10: He admitted (to copy / copying) his essay from a book and promised to write a letter of apology to the dean.

10 of 10

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EXERCISE 28–12 Verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives - 10 of 10: Andrea recalled (seeing / to see) the tennis pro once, but she could not remember his name.