Gerunds & Infinitives
She can succeed in [to win/winning] the race if she practices everyday.
winning
I know a woman ____ sleeps ten hours a night.
who
The virus ____ the scientist studied already has a cure.
that/which/(none)
I go to school on Mondays, Tuesday, ___ Wednesdays.
and
I stopped drinking coffee ________ I need to sleep more.
because/(since)
Her job is _______ (offer) people vacation deals.
to offer
The mouse ____ ran across the kitchen floor was caught by the cat. (informal)
that
The woman ____ I met yesterday is my principal.
who/that/(none)
My daughter likes dogs ____ she doesn't like cats.
but
My son cleaned the whole house for me _______ he didn't want to.
although/even though
____ is important ______ (give) your own answers on your homework.
It ..... to give
A car, _____ had only three wheels, drove by yesterday. (formal)
which
I'm going to see my neighbors ____ dog my daughter watches on the weekend.
whose
What can be eliminated here:
I bought coffee and I bought donuts at the cafe.
I bought coffee and donuts at the cafe.
We stayed up all night ___ we could see the sunrise.
so
Unscramble: tests on using believe translators do I not in
I do not believe in using translators on tests
The man _____ sister went to the party with me is a police officer.
whose
Combine these sentences with the null pronoun:
My sister bought the new TV for a good price.
The store advertised a new TV.
My sister bought the new TV the store advertised for a good price.
I liked what they sold ______ the high prices.
but not
Combine these sentences:
We have to save money.
We decided not to go to the party.
We decided not to go to the party because(/since) we have to save money.
Change the sentence so the following verb is a gerund:
It takes a lot of hard work to learn grammar, so you should practice everyday.
Learning grammar takes a lot of hard work, so you should practice everyday.
Combine these two sentences:
The dog slept in the doghouse every night.
We let the dog stay inside with us during the storm.
We let the dog that slept in the doghouse every night stay inside with us during the storm.
Combine these sentences:
The man needs to buy new tires.
The mechanic just fixed his car.
The man whose car the mechanic just fixed needs to buy new tires.
Everyone knew the movie would be bad _____ they went anyways.
yet/and yet
______ we don't like the food at our friend's favorite restaurant, we went ______ it was his birthday.
Even though/although..... because/since