Gerunds and Infinitives
Quiz
Complete the gaps with gerund or infinitive constructions.
The landlord permitted ...... (his tenants/keep) a small dog.
The shop assistant persuaded ...... (the customer/buy) both the sweater and the T-shirt.
Students are recommended ...... (read) at least two of the listed books.
The traffic warden reminded ...... (I/park) my car in a parking lot next time.
All students are requested ...... (hand in) their essays by Friday noon.
The instructor taught ...... (the students/use) a chisel.
The angry woman told ...... (her husband/shut up) at last.
The colonel tempted ...... (some young boys/join) the army.
Can I trouble ...... (you/hand) me the jar please?
My parents want ...... (I/study) harder for my final exams.
The father warned ...... (his daughter/not/go) out after midnight.
The teacher let ...... (we/explain) the problem to the rest of the class.
The young actress made ...... (the director/suffer) for the corny jokes he made about her.
The PI saw ...... (you/go) in and out of the pub five times last night.
The cleaning lady heard ...... (the analyst/type) something on his computer.
I felt ...... (my boss/look) over my shoulder while I was making the phone call.
The whole office watched ...... (the trainee/come) to work at 1.00 pm.
The boss noticed ...... (Mary/sneak) out of the office at 2.00 pm.
Everybody knows John ...... (be) a responsible and highly motivated guy.
Daniel has had ...... (his sister/do) his homework.