Share 4B infinitives and gerunds (2)
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Complete the sentence with 2 words: "It's not very easy __________ who will win." (SEE)
to see
Complete the sentence with 2 words: "It's unusual __________ up so early on Sunday." (WAKE)
to wake
"It's impossible __________ peak performance without sleep." (MAINTAIN)
to maintain
Correct the mistake: "I am looking forward to compete in the race."
"I am looking forward to competing in the race." Rule: "to" in look forward to is a preposition, so it needs -ing!
Correct the mistake: "It is important for us studying hard."
"It is important for us to study hard."
Correct the mistake: "She is bad at to throw the ball."
"She is bad at throwing the ball." (Prepositions (at) are always followed by -ing.)
Correct the mistake: "They were accused for cheating."
"They were accused of cheating." The verb accuse takes the preposition of, not for.
"She isn't very excited about to play against the top seed." Is this sentence correct or incorrect? If incorrect, fix it!
Incorrect! "She isn't very excited about playing against the top seed." You cannot put an infinitive (to play) directly after a preposition (about).
"It is vital for any professional athlete to know how to handle defeat." Is this sentence correct or incorrect? If incorrect, fix it!
Correct! Follows the pattern: It's + Adjective (vital) + to + Base Verb (to know).
"My brother is really bad in throwing a basketball." Is this sentence correct or incorrect? If incorrect, fix it!
Incorrect! "My brother is really bad at throwing a basketball." The adjective bad takes the preposition at (not in), followed by the gerund (throwing).
"We are all looking forward to defeating our rivals this Saturday." Is this sentence correct or incorrect? If incorrect, fix it!
Correct! Rule: Look forward to ends with the preposition to, so it correctly takes the gerund (defeating).
"It's not very smart exercise when you are injured." Is this sentence correct or incorrect? If incorrect, fix it!
Incorrect! "It's not very smart to exercise when you are injured." It's + Adjective (smart) requires an infinitive (to exercise)
"The goalkeeper is quite nervous facing a penalty kick in front of thousands of fans." Is this sentence correct or incorrect? If incorrect, fix it!
Incorrect! "The goalkeeper is quite nervous about facing a penalty kick..." - Nervous requires a preposition
