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1. 1.

   Read the following sentences carefully. Underline the main verbs and circle the infinitives.

   1. Sumit loves (to go) to the park and (feed) the ducks.
   2. Barkha helps me practise my Spanish after school every day.
   3. If it rains today, we will have to cancel our game and stay home instead.
   4. Some people had opted not to participate in the committee.
   5. Michael has decided to swim across the English Channel next year.
   6. Where would you prefer to stay—a hotel or a homestay?
   7. Even after spending an hour with him, I failed to understand what the problem was.
   8. Naina wants to find out the names of all the universities she can apply to after school.
2. 2.

   Circle the main verbs and underline the bare infinitives in the following sentences.

   1. I (could) run to the chemist and buy these medicines for you.
   2. Jane might drop by in the evening.
   3. I saw them leave the performance mid-way.
   4. Jonas has heard Mira sing live at one of the concerts.
   5. Let me help you with that suitcase, Grandpa.
   6. The baby isn't happy. The heat is making her cry.
   7. I am watching my nephew dance for the first time.
   8. I couldn't see much in the dark, but I felt something move in the distance.
3. 3.

   Reorder these words to make meaningful sentences.

   1. choose/to work/the evenings/I/in
      I choose to work in the evenings.
   2. to start/Malati/have decided/and Ramya/business/their own
   3. built/the water/keep out/the wall/to/was
   4. reminded me/to switch off/before going/Mother/the lights/to sleep
   5. don't/to hear/next week/I/expect/from them/before
   6. to exercise/Sharon/advised me/in the mornings/a healthy breakfast/and have
   7. the house/him/she/helped/clean
   8. the whole/was surprised/Grandmother/to see/family/at her doorstep
4. 4.

   Rewrite the following sentences changing the to infinitive into a subject where it is a complement, or into a complement where it is a subject.

   1. Her biggest dream is to play for the national team.
      To play for the national team is her biggest dream.
   2. To be fluent in four languages is quite a remarkable skill.
   3. Whether to be or not to be is the question.
   4. My immediate goal is to visit all the continents.
   5. It is better to try and fail than to never try at all.
   6. The best way to live is to forgive and forget easily.
   7. The trick to efficiency is to do a job well the first time.
   8. To live and let live was her motto in life.
5. 5.

   Underline the infinitives in these sentences and write P for Purpose, R for Result or C for Comment.

   1. Leila found her old passport after a long and tedious search only to lose it again.  R
   2. Farhan has travelled all the way to Mumbai by bus to attend an interview.
   3. I need some information to base my article on.
   4. He gave us a talk on Bollywood cinema only to criticise it.
   5. To digress a little, I will speak about the impact of climate change in our city.
   6. I know now, to my utter chagrin, that I ought to have apologised to her.
   7. I am writing to ask if you will be offering any special packages to Kashmir this summer.
   8. They replied promptly to say that they would attend the wedding.
6. 6.

   Complete the following sentences with suitable to infinitives or gerunds.

   1. Asif can't afford to take (take) any more days off from school.
   2. The archer aims _______________ (hit) the bull's eye in order to get maximum points.
   3. If I were you, I would avoid _______________ (go) to the function today and finish the work first.
   4. Sarah will miss _______________ (listen) to her grandmother's stories, once she moves to China.
   5. It is too hot _______________ (step) out right now.
   6. You can continue _______________ (roll) out the chapattis; I'll take care of the main dish.
   7. Even after missing so many classes, Kavya managed _______________ (pass) the exams.
   8. Madhav resents _______________ (be) kept out of important meetings.