Gerunds and Infinitives II

 Instructions: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate verb form. In some cases, both a gerund and an infinitive are possible. 

1. __________ (smoke) in the office is expressly forbidden.

2. It is unwise _________ (spend) all of your money at the casino.

3. Let's talk about __________ (create) more incentives for our customers to enter the store.

4. Rachel agreed ___________(marry) Jack after she found out that he had won the lottery. :-)

5. You need ______________(work) hard if you want to get a raise.'

Causative Verbs

 Instructions: Complete the sentences using the verbs in parentheses. Use the correct pronouns where necessary. 

Example:

Peter keeps annoying his sister with silly comments, and she can't (get/stop) get him to stop. 

1. My car keeps making a strange sound, so I am going to call the mechanic and (have/look) ___________ at it. 

2. One of the students made an insulting remark to another student. The teacher (made/stay) ______________ after class to discuss his bad behavior.

3. There is so much to clean up after the party, so Nadine is going to ask her friends to (help/clean up) ____________________. 

4. Because Joey has not done any homework this week, his mother will not (let/play) ____________ any video games for two weeks. 

5. Wendy has been feeling very depressed lately, so she is going to talk to her psychiatrist and try to  (get/increase) _____________ the dose of her anti-depressant.