Mind Expressions
"I’m sorry I forgot your birthday! It completely (passed / crossed / slipped) my mind."
slipped
"I clearly remember (to lock / locking) the front door before I left the house this morning."
locking
Change to the causative: "A plumber fixed our sink yesterday".= "We __________ yesterday."
"We had / got our sink fixed yesterday."
"Are you capable (of / with / about) solving this math problem without a calculator?"
of
"I can’t decide between buying a car or taking a vacation. I just can’t __________ my mind."
make up
"We were driving for three hours, so we stopped (to get / getting) a cup of coffee."
to get
Fill in the blank: "I couldn't fix my laptop myself, so I got my brother (help / to help) me."
to help (Active causative with get uses to + verb).
"She is extremely passionate __________ environmental protection."
about
ephrase using a 'mind' expression: "Please remember that the office closes early on Fridays."
"Please bear/keep in mind that the office closes early on Fridays."
Explain the difference in meaning:
"I tried to call Sarah."
"I tried calling Sarah."
1 = I attempted/made an effort to reach her (maybe failed). 2 = I called her as an experiment/solution to see if it would work.
Fill in the blank: "The director had his secretary (send / to send) the emails immediately."
send (Active causative with have uses the base verb).
Which preposition completes both sentences?
"He is very famous ___ his novels."
"Who is responsible ___ organizing the conference?"
for
What does the idiom "speak your mind" mean?
To say honestly and directly what you think/feel.
Correct the error in this sentence: "My teacher made me to rewrite the whole essay."
"My teacher made me rewrite the whole essay." (Bare infinitive after make).
Transform this sentence using a passive causative: "Someone is going to test Sarah's eyes tomorrow."
"Sarah is going to have / get her eyes tested tomorrow."
Find and fix the preposition error: "Many teenagers today are addicted with their smartphones."
"addicted to their smartphones."