Asked by John
Writeacher, could you please check these other sentences. Thank you.
Fill in the blanks with a suitable preposition.
1) I regret ….. inform you that you didn’t pass your FCE test.
2) Lucy dreams of………(go) to live in Australia. The fire officer warned us against …………… (leave) the heater on.
3) I can’t afford ……. (go) on holiday this year.
4) She offered …… (drive) me to the beach.
5) The boss threatened …… (dismiss) me. The teacher made me ……(rewrite) the exercise.
6) I got my brother ……(lend) me his new jacket.
7) I watched my husband …… (wash) the car from top to bottom. It’s not use …. (try) to persuade him to come.
8) They agreed…. (let) us go to the cinema. I don’t mind ………… (go out) in this weather.
9) I’m not used to …… (do) the washing every day. I’m waiting for Mark …… (finish) his homework.
10) Can you remind me ….. (switch off) the printer?
Fill in the blanks with a suitable preposition.
1) I regret ….. inform you that you didn’t pass your FCE test.
2) Lucy dreams of………(go) to live in Australia. The fire officer warned us against …………… (leave) the heater on.
3) I can’t afford ……. (go) on holiday this year.
4) She offered …… (drive) me to the beach.
5) The boss threatened …… (dismiss) me. The teacher made me ……(rewrite) the exercise.
6) I got my brother ……(lend) me his new jacket.
7) I watched my husband …… (wash) the car from top to bottom. It’s not use …. (try) to persuade him to come.
8) They agreed…. (let) us go to the cinema. I don’t mind ………… (go out) in this weather.
9) I’m not used to …… (do) the washing every day. I’m waiting for Mark …… (finish) his homework.
10) Can you remind me ….. (switch off) the printer?
Answers
Answered by
Writeacher
<b>The directions are incorrect. Not all the blanks will be filled with only a preposition.
<i>Fill in the blanks with a suitable word or phrase. </i></b>
1) I regret <b>to</b> inform you that you didn’t pass your FCE test.
2) Lucy dreams of <b>going</b> to live in Australia. The fire officer warned us against <b>leaving</b> the heater on.
3) I can’t afford <b>to go</b> on holiday this year.
4) She offered <b>to drive</b> me to the beach.
5) The boss threatened <b>to dismiss</b> me. The teacher made me <b>rewrite</b> the exercise.
6) I got my brother <b>to lend</b> me his new jacket.
7) I watched my husband <b>wash</b> the car from top to bottom. <b>There's no use trying</b> to persuade him to come.
8) They agreed <b>tolet </b> us go to the cinema. I don’t mind <b>going out</b> in this weather.
9) I’m not used to <b>doing</b> the washing every day. I’m waiting for Mark <b>to finish</b> his homework.
10) Can you remind me <b>to switch off</b> the printer?
<i>Fill in the blanks with a suitable word or phrase. </i></b>
1) I regret <b>to</b> inform you that you didn’t pass your FCE test.
2) Lucy dreams of <b>going</b> to live in Australia. The fire officer warned us against <b>leaving</b> the heater on.
3) I can’t afford <b>to go</b> on holiday this year.
4) She offered <b>to drive</b> me to the beach.
5) The boss threatened <b>to dismiss</b> me. The teacher made me <b>rewrite</b> the exercise.
6) I got my brother <b>to lend</b> me his new jacket.
7) I watched my husband <b>wash</b> the car from top to bottom. <b>There's no use trying</b> to persuade him to come.
8) They agreed <b>tolet </b> us go to the cinema. I don’t mind <b>going out</b> in this weather.
9) I’m not used to <b>doing</b> the washing every day. I’m waiting for Mark <b>to finish</b> his homework.
10) Can you remind me <b>to switch off</b> the printer?
Answered by
Writeacher
In addition, when you use "to" when forming infinitives, it's not a preposition. It's part of the verb form.
These are infinitives:
to inform
to go
to drive
to dismiss
to lend
to let
to finish
to switch off
These are infinitives:
to inform
to go
to drive
to dismiss
to lend
to let
to finish
to switch off
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