Gerunds/Infinitives
I suggest ___________ inside before the rain starts.
a) to move
b) move
c) moving
c) moving
His anger was __________ by the stern tone of his voice.
a) emotion
b) voiced
c) conveyed
c) conveyed
Don't _________ up late for the meeting, the boss won't be happy.
a) show
b) arrive
c) get
a) show
I look forward to _________ from you.
a) hearing
b) hear
c) reply
a) hearing
You make a good _________.
a) idea
b) point
c) opinion
b) point
I ____________ to be away at least 3 weeks.
a) anticipate
b) expect
c) consider
b) expect
There is a strong __________ between poverty and crime.
a) correlation
b) effect
c) harm
a) correlation
I left my phone at home and had to _____ without it all day.
a) get
b) make
c) do
c) do
I __________ you that this issue will not happen again.
a) compromise
b) commit
c) assure
c) assure
You ____________ buy me a gift for Christmas. You already do so much.
a) should
b) haven't to
c) don't have to
c) don't have to
I dread __________ to the dentist every 6 months.
a) to go
b) going
c) to going
b) going
These results fall _________ our goals for the month.
a) under
b) outside for
c) short of
c) short of
I'm going to be home all afternoon, so drop _____ if you have some time.
a) on
b) out
c) by
c) by
I would be ___________ if you could send me some information.
a) grateful
b) greatful
c) informed
a) grateful
Michael is a colleague of mine. I ____________ him for over ten years.
a) knew
b) have known
c) have met
b) have known
I'll never forget watering your plant....
a) because I have a reminder on my phone.
b) because it fell and spilled dirt all over the new carpet.
c) because it's fake.
b) because it fell and spilled dirt all over the new carpet.
The new office layout is confusing. It's gonna take some _______________.
c) time out
b) getting used to
c) using out
b) getting used to
"Can we ______ the meeting until next week?"
"Nah, let's just _________. I'll email you instead."
a) put on / call it off
b) put off / call it off
c) put off / call it out
b) put off / call it off
___________ the fact that the weather was terrible, we had a lovely hike.
a) Although
b) Even though
c) Despite
c) Despite
I cannot _________ the meeting, I have another __________.
a) attend / commitment
b) assist / compromise
c) attend / compromise
a) attend / commitment