17) It takes me hours (write) ………………………..a letter. to writing

20) My brother is fond of (collect) ………………………..stamps.  collecting

21) I heard them (talk) ………………………..in the next room. talking

22) He made the child (cry).……………………….. crying

23) I saw him (cross) ………………………..the street. crossing

24) My brother often helps me (do) ……………………….. the homework. doing

25) She let me (use) ………………………….. her telephone. using

26) It is easy (fool) ………….. by his lies. to fool

27) Martha doesn’t like to have her picture taken. She avoids (photograph) ……………… photographing

28) I appreciate (invite) …………. to your home. inviting

29) Let’s not risk (catch) ………. in a traffic jam. to catch

30) The government tried to stop the book (publish) …………. publishing 

31) (search) …………….. by customs officers is unpleasant. searching 

32) There’s a lot of work (do)……………. to do

33) The new students hope (include) …............ in many of the school’s social activities. including

34) When the police first questioned him, he denied (involve) …………. in the robbery. to involve

36) We managed to climb over the wall without (see) ……... seeing

38) The tin opener seems (design) …... for left-handed people. to design

39) Many reliable methods of storing information tended (forget) …………. when the computers arrived. to forget

40) She resented (ask) ……………to make tea for everyone at the meeting. to ask

41) Let’s leave early. We can’t risk (hold up) …………in heavy traffic during rush hour. to hold up

Exercise 3: Error Identification.

1. My parents made me to promise to write them once a

                                                         writting

2. I don’t mind to have a roommate.

                         having

3. Most students want return home as soon as possible.

                                    to return

4. When I went to shopping last Saturday, I saw a man to drive his car onto the sidewalk.

                 went to go shopping                                         was driving

5. I asked my roommate let me to use his shoe polish.

                                                    using

6. Learn about another country is very interesting.

    Learning

7. I don’t enjoy to play card games.

                        playing

8. I had my friend to lend me his car.

                              lending

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Exercise 2 :

17) It takes me hours (write) to writing a letter. 

20) My brother is fond of (collect) collecting stamps.  

21) I heard them (talk) talking in the next room. 

22) He made the child (cry) crying. 

23) I saw him (cross) crossing the street. 

24) My brother often helps me (do) doing the homework. 

25) She let me (use) using her telephone. 

26) It is easy (fool) to fool by his lies. 

27) Martha doesn’t like to have her picture taken. She avoids (photograph) photographing  .

28) I appreciate (invite) inviting to your home. 

29) Let’s not risk (catch) to catch in a traffic jam. 

30) The government tried to stop the book (publish) publishing  .

31) (search) searching by customs officers is unpleasant. 

32) There’s a lot of work (do) to do .

33) The new students hope (include) including in many of the school’s social activities. 

34) When the police first questioned him, he denied (involve) to involve in the robbery. 

36) We managed to climb over the wall without (see) seeing .

38) The tin opener seems (design) to design for left-handed people. 

39) Many reliable methods of storing information tended (forget) to forget when the computers arrived. 

40) She resented (ask) to ask to make tea for everyone at the meeting. 

41) Let’s leave early. We can’t risk (hold up) to hold up in heavy traffic during rush hour. 

Exercise 3: Error Identification.

1. My parents made me to promise to write them once a

⇒                                                      writting

2. I don’t mind to have a roommate.

⇒                      having

3. Most students want return home as soon as possible.

⇒                                 to return

4. When I went to shopping last Saturday, I saw a man to drive his car onto the sidewalk.

⇒            went to go shopping                                         was driving

5. I asked my roommate let me to use his shoe polish.

⇒                                                  using

6. Learn about another country is very interesting.

⇒ Learning

7. I don’t enjoy to play card games.

⇒                      playing

8. I had my friend to lend me his car.

⇒                          lending