TIếng Anh 12 - Avoiding repetition by omitting to - Infinitives

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1. AVOIDING REPETITION BY OMITTING TO-INFINITIVES Exercise 2. Put each sentence into the correct order. Now we can learn to avoid repetition of the main verb by omitting the to-infinitive 1. borrow / I / hoping / was / to / car tonight /. / your (with or without the need to retain the to). 2. of / were / you / jacket / looking / What / ? / for / kind To: Julia From: Ella Subject: James 3. there / ? / an / Was I particularly liked / you / author Hi Julia Good to hear from you! 4. if / ? / were I wondering / donation / you could / us / We / a / give You asked after James. Actually, I don't see as much of him as I'd like to. (Mind you, I'm to blame -1 was supposed to call him last night and completely forgot!) I think he's 5. to / I / ask / if / wanted / be / could / turned down /. / the heating happy - he certainly deserves to be. Such a lovely guy. Don't know about you but I need a holiday. I'd fly off somewhere hot tomorrow if I 6. me /, / you / ? / did / Excuse / want / something could afford to. I hate my job. I'd resign if I dared to, but then I'd have even less money. Anyway, I've got some work to do before bedtime, if I can bear to, that is. Very dull! Exercise 3. Choose the correct word. I'll call tomorrow for a chat. 1. I was hoping / wondering / expecting if you could help me. Much love 2. I wondered if I might / am / said ask you a question? Ella 3. Was / Could / Might there something I can help you with? 4. We were hoping / wondering / asking you could help us. In order to avoid repetition, you can leave words out of to-infinitive clauses. Instead of 5. I hoping / will hope / hoped you might be able to lend me some money. using a full to-infinitive clause after a verb, you can just use to if the action or state has already been mentioned. Exercise 4. Write the missing words in sentence B so that it means the same as Instead of He failed his exam but I don't think he deserved to fail it, you can say: sentence A. - He failed his exam but I don’t think, he deserved to. 1. A. Would it be possible for me to leave my bag with you and collect it later? B. I was if I could leave my bag with you and collect it later. Remember! 2. A. Did you want a double or a single room, madam? You can also do this in conversation to avoid repeating what the other person has said. B. you like a double or a single room, madam? A: Do you ever visit a doctor? 3. A. What kind of suitcase did you want, sir? B: No. We can’t afford to. B. What kind of suitcase were you for, sir? 4. A. Do you think you could repair this watch? PRACTICE B. I was that you could repair this watch. Exercise 1. Match the sentence halves. Exercise 5. Decide if the pairs of sentences have the same meaning. 1. A. I was planning to come and see you later. 1. I wondered a. you could give Simon a lift. B. I am thinking about coming to see you later. 2. I was hoping b. Simon getting a lift with you? 2. A. Which of these cakes did you want? p-j 3. Were you planning c. give Simon a lift? B. What kind of cakes did you use to like? 4. Did you think you could d. might give Simon a lift? 3. A. I'd like to get tickets for the show at 7 p.m. I 5. Was there a possibility that you e. to give Simon a lift? B. I was hoping to get tickets for the show at 7 p.m. 6. Is there any chance of f. if you would mind giving Simon a lift 4. A. We were wondering if you'd like to come with us. B. We thought about asking you to come with us. 5. A. Was it the chocolate or the strawberry ice cream that you wanted? B. Would you like the strawberry or the chocolate ice cream? TQT OMITTING THE TO-INFINITIVE
2. Exercise 6. Which sentences are correct? ANSWER KEY 1. We were wondering you could help us? 2. We hoped you wouldn't mind wait for us. 3. How many large envelopes did you need? 4. I hope you could post this letter for me. 5. Were you trying to find the exit? 6. I just wanted to ask you if you could move your car - it's blocking the road. Exercise 7. Complete the sentences by writing one word in each gap. 1. I was if I could have another cup of coffee? 2. Would it be possible to book the hall for tomorrow, we wondering? 3. I just wanted to you a question. 4. Was a refund or a credit note that you wanted? 5. We wondered we might come and visit you later? 6. Were any problems that I could help you with? TQT OMITTING THE TO-INFINITIVE