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Exercise 1.

I know the answer


I Know The answer : subject : verb : direct object

Complete these sentences with a DIRECT OBJECT: ( The answers below are out of order ) 1. Do you want ......................? 2. Who knows ........................? 3. He did not answer .............. 4. The cat caught .................... 5. I have caught ...................... 6. They could give .................. 7. The servant sweeps ........... 8. The soldiers fight ............... 9. He always pays .................. 10. He understands ............. 11. Have you had ................? 12. Do you remember .........? 13. Please, describe ............. 14. Have you ever seen .......? 15. We always enjoy ........... 16. We must finish ....... now 17. I have found .................. 18. The boy hit .................... 19. He wrote ....................... 20. We can meet ..........there

1 the money 2 his debt 3 some tea 4 the answer 5 the lesson 6 the dog 7 my question 8 dinner 9 a letter 10 a holiday 11 a mouse 12 the enemy `13 our work 14 a cold 15 him 16 the floor 17 our friends 18 your journey 19 a lion 20 the answer.

Exercise 2 He agreed to come late


He Agreed To come Late : subject : verb : to- infinitive : adverb

Would you like to help me ?


You Would like To help Me : subject : verb : infinitive : object to the infinitive

Complete these sentences with an INFINITIVE or an INFINITIVE PHRASE : ( the answers below are out of order ) 1. 2. 3. 4. Do you want ..................? He refused ..................... Did you remember ........? He did not care .............. 11. It has begun .................. 12. Do they want ...............? 13. He decided not ............. 14. Dont attempt ..............

5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

He swore ....................... The girl consented ......... You must learn ............. He pretended not ......... We shall have ...............

15. They ought ................... 16. Did you manage ...........? 17. We hesitated .............. 18. He determined ........... 19. They have arranged .... 20. I hate ..............early

10.I forgot .........................

1 to work harder 2 to hear 3 to go now 4 to wait 5 to write 6 to finish your work 7 to work 8 to post the letter 9 to go 10 to enter the room 11 to rain 12 to wake up 13 to escape 14 to write well 15 to borrow money 16 to travel abroad 17 to post the letter 18 to go now 19 to tell the truth 20 to study hard.

Exercise 3 The prisoner attempted to escape


This sentence consists of a subject, a verb and a to-infinitive

She pretended to be indifferent


Here we have an infinitive ohrase after the verb pretended. Make sentences with these verbs. The verbs must be followed by an INFINITIVE or an INFINITIVE PHRASE as shown in the examples above.

Continue, decide, expect, forget, have, promise, start, want, beg, prefer, consent, arrange, hesitate, determine, undertake, like, mean, choose.

Exercise 4 I asked him to do it


I Asked Him To do It : subject : verb : pronoun ( used as object ) : to-infinitive : object of the infinitive

The teacher wants the pupils to work hard


The teacher Wants The pupils To work Hard : subject : verb : noun : to-infinitive : adverb

Complete these sentences with a TO-INFINITIVE: ( the answers below are out of order ) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. I dont want you .................. 11. The officer ordered them ... They warned me not ........... 12. I got the boy ...................... Did you advised him ............13.The explorer decided ......... I like you ............................. 14. Tell him ..........................in Do you wish me ..................15.The teacher expects me...... The compelled the guest 16. We asked her ...................

7. My friend persuaded me ... 17. I should hate you ............. 8. The rain caused the weeds.... 18. We must tell him .............. 9. Who taught you ................... 19. She wanted Julia ............... 10.Didnt I ask you ........? 20.Sun and rain cause the grass....

1 to study hard 2 to stay there 3 to grow 4 to go 5 to stay longer 6 to go on 7 to play the piano 8 to come 9 to grow 10 to study haerder 11 to be careful 12 to stay 13 to play bridge 14 to go with him 15 to sing 16 to come soon 17 to shoot the spy 18 to confess 19 to help a hand 20 to go

Exercise 5 I believe him to be innocent


I Believe Him To be Innocent : subject : verb : pronoun : to-infinitive : adjective used as a complement

Complete these sentences with TO BE and a COMPLEMENT : ( the answers below are out of order ) 1. 2. 3. 4. They found him .................... I consider my friend ............. They proved him .................. I told Ali ................................ 11. I expect you ...................... 12. I cant bear you ................. 13. I like boys .......................... 14. We know him ...................

5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

We consider it ..................... 15. They supposed him ............... Most people supposed him... 16. I believe it ............................. Do you believe him .............? 17. I felt the plan ........................ They reported him .............? 18. They know the man .............. He proved himself ............... 19. We saw the plan ...................

10 We all thought him ............. 20. Do you think him .................?

1 to be sick 2 to be excellent 3 to be good 4 to be right 5 to be diligent 6 to be brave 7 to be rich 8 to be good 9 to be right 10 to be dead 11 to be missing 12 to be wrong 13 to be sincere 14 to be dishonest 15 to be dishonest 16 to be right 17 to be poor 18 to be patient 19 to be honest 20 to be right

Exercise 6 I think him to be a good worker


This sentence may be changed into :

I think that he is a good worker


Now change sentences 1 12 of exercise 5 in the same way. More examples : We know him to be right. We know that he is right. They supposed him to be sick. They supposed that he was sick.

Exercise 7 I saw him enter the room


I Saw Him Enter The room : subject : verb : pronoun : bare infinitive : object of the infinitive

Complete these sentences with a BARE INFINITIVE : ( the answers below are out of order ) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. We saw him ................. it. Did you notice him .......? I felt him ....... my back Did you hear him ......the room. We watched them .......the game. Did you hear the girl .................? We felt the house ............... Let the servant ............the shoes. What makes you ............ so ? Let me ........ it for you. Will you help me ........ the box ? Would you like to hear her ..........? We cannot have you .......... that. The police heard him .............. Have you ever known him .......... a lie ? We watched the postman ........ the street. The teacher made me ...........everything .

18. 19. 20.

Dont let me ......... you day-dreaming again. Help me ..... my work first. Let me ......... you put it right.

1 enter the room 2 laugh 3 cross 4 tell 5 brush 6 do 7 copy 8 understand 9 touch 10 find 11 leave 12 carry 13 do 14 sing 15 show 16 play the violin 17 finish 18 play 19 enter the room 20 tremble.

Exercise 8 I saw him cross the bridge


It means : I saw him the whole action. I saw him walk from one end to the other end of the bridge.

I saw him crossing the bridge


It means : I saw him when he was crossing the bridge. When I saw him he was on the way across. Complete these sentences with a PRESENT PARTICIPLE. ( The answers below are out of order ) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. We saw the train ..... the bridge. I heard him ..... orders. We saw him ........ the road Do you smell something.......? They saw the thief ....... away Did you notice a stranger....... The pupils listen to the teacher.... 11. He was caught ....durian 12. He was seen .....away. 13. He was heard.....loudly. 14. We observed him ...... 15. We looked at them ...... 16. I saw him ....across street 17. She heard him ....upstairs

8. We watched the steamer ...past 9. They left me ...... outside. We found him ..... at his desk.

18. I felt my heart .....wildly 19.We noticed her .... 20.Mary smelt the dinner .....

1 explaining 2 disappearing 3 cooking 4 crying 5 standing 6 trembling 7 running 8 burning 9 stealing 10 beating 11 running 12 going 13 sleeping 14 crossing 15 walking 16 waiting 17 giving 18 crossing 19 sailing 20 playing.

Exercise 9 We pushed the door open


We Pushed The door Open : subject : verb : noun used as object : adjective

He shouted himself hoarse


This sentence consists of a subject, a verb, a pronoun and an adjective. Complete these sentences with an ADJECTIVE : ( the answers below are out of order ) 01. 02. 03. Can you break the door..............? We found the room ................... Dont boil the eggs .....................

04. 05. 06. 07. 08. 09. 10.

Clothes keep us ........................... You have made your clothes ........ The painter painted the door ....... The cat licked the saucer .............. Dont make yourself ..................... They turned the prisoners ............ Open your mouth .........................

Fill up with a noun or pronoun : 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Get ............... clean He wished ......... dead. Do you like .......... hot ? I hope to see ......... well . I want ........ ready at eight oclock We found the .......... empty. They painted ........... green. The sky turned .........red. He shouted .............hoarse. We hold ............ responsible.

1 that man 2 your tea 3 green 4 clean 5 him 6 dirty 7 the enemy 8 himself 9 blood 10 warm 11 the floor 12 hard 13 wide 14 the house 15 open 16 foolish 17 it 18 empty 19 free 20 the box

Exercise 10 They made him king. He named the ship Tampomas


The verb is followed by a direct object ( noun or pronoun ) or a nounclause. Complete these sentences with a NOUN or PRONOUN : ( the answers below are out of order ) 01. 02. 03. 04. 05. 06. 07. 08. 09. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. They wanted to crown ......... king. They called ........... Queen Mary We elected ............ president . Call ......... what you will. They found .......... prosperous village. He named ............ Hector. Did they appoint .......... manager ? They nominated ........... vice-president. We made ........... chairman. Dont call ........... a coward. Do you call ......... a fool ? The rebels left ........... a ruin. They elected ............. king. We called ......... Setia. They chose ......... their leader. We made .......... chairman of our club. They made .......... president . .......... was nominated president. They appointed ........... Chief of Staff. They elected .......... Secretary General.

1 our dog 2 Mr. Wasiat 3 Mr. Waldheim 4 Edward 5 his dog 6 Mr.X 7 the town 8 Magelang 9 Ali 10 Mr.Carter 11 me 12 Mr.Suharto 13 him 14 me 15 Sudiro 16 Mr.Slamet 17 him 18 the strongest man 19 her 20 the ship.

Exercise 11 I heard my name called


I Heard My name Called : subject : verb : object : past participle

Another example :

We found the house deserted


Verbs that may be used in this p[attern : SEE, HEAR, FEEL, WATCH, NOTICE, MAKE, HAVE, and GET. Complete these sentences with a PAST PARTICIPLE; ( The answers below are disarranged ) 01. 02. 03. 04. 05. 06. 07. Did you see the house ........ by fire ? We like to hear that song ............. I felt my shoulder .............. Could you make your influence ........ ? We have watched the match ............. They found the town ........... Have you had your coat ...........?

08. 09. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

He did not notice his wallet .............. I must get my hair ............. He had his bicycle ........ in no time. She has her bag ............ Well have our house .......... green. Let us have this exercise ............. He has had his leg ............ When did you have this book ........? His behaviour makes him ........... Your deeds make you ............... You must have your house ............... The general had his horse ......... The murderer will have his head .........

1 printed 2 guillotined 3 stolen 4 broken 5 cut 6 hated 7 repaired 8 loved 9 burned 10 stolen 11 whitewashed 12 painted 13 shot 14 washed 15 sung 16 written 17 deserted 18 felt 19 played 20 touched.

Exercise 12 I sent Ali to buy some stamps


I Sent Ali To buy : subject : verb : object : to-infinitive

Some stamps : object of the infinitive The object may be followed by an infinitive phrase Complete these sentences with a TO-INF9INITIVE : ( the answers are disarranged ) 01. 02. 03. 04. 05. 06. 07. 08. 09. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. I need several hours ....... the job. We borrow books ......... during the holidays. He did it ......... his superior. They opened the door .......... the room. He did it .......... his friends. They left me ......... the work alone We dont know him ......... too. They appointed him .......... the work. The patient took the medicine ............ He wants a better climate .......... from his illness. I have hirede a car ............ during the week-end. We opened the door for the cat ........ out. Youll need time .......... this work. He spent much time .......... this lesson. We left him ........ all the work alone. We start work early .......... more free time.

17. 18. 19. 20.

He took the medicine ...... his parents Take some bread ....... during the trip We need money ........... food and clothes We have much time ......... a rest.

1 to finish 2 to do 3 to read 4 to drink 5 to have 6 to please 7 to recover 8 to finish 9 to enter 10 to picnic 11 to eat 12 to please 13 to buy 14 to satisfy 15 to go 16 to lear 17 to come 18 to do 19 to take 20 to finish.

Exercise 13 I think that he will come in time


I Think That : subject : verb : conjunction

He will come in time : that clause, used as the object of the verb. Complete these sentences with a NOUN CLAUSE : ( the answers below are disarranged ) 01. 02. 03. 04. 05. 06. 07. We hope ............... Father wished ......... We heard ............... Do you suggest .........? He intended.............. We acknowledge ............ I must confess ............

08. 09. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

Let us imagine ........... They hope .............. We wish ................. Do they believe ..........? He did not see ............. We felt .............. My friend said ............. I dare say ................. I know ............ We believe ............... It can be proved ............ He said ................... We expect ..............

1 that Id succeed 2 that they are right 3 that he will come 4 that he would help me 5 that he had passed the exam 6 that the water was too cold 7 that Ill give him some money 8 that his shirt was torn 9 that he will fail 10 that you should go now 11 that Bambang is diligent 12 that he is the cleverest 13 that she will be back soon 14 that youre better than 15 that the earth turns around the sun 16 that the earth is flat 17 that well win the match 18 that you will come soon 19 that he would do his best 20 that youre here.

Exercise 14 He told me that he was late


He Told Me That He was late : subject : verb : object : conjuction : that-clause, used as the object of the verb.

Complete these sentences with a THAT-CLAUSE : ( the answers below are disarranged ) 01. 02. 03. 04. 05. 06. 07. 08. 09. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. Did he tell you ................? They warn me ................. Will you remind me ........? Please, remind me .......... The teacvher taught us ............ Herewth we inform you ........... They told him ................. Have you warned him ..............? That reminds me ................ I was told ................ Can you assure me ..............? He has ascertained us .......... Mother told me ................ I remind him .................... We thanked him ............... Would you warn him ..............? I satisfied myself .............

18. 19. 20.

We satisfied ourselves ................ The teacher warned us .............. That reminds me ...............

1 that I should go immediately 2 that he would give us a test 3 that I have promised to lend him some money 4 that he owes me some money 5 that he should be more careful 6 that they have done their best 7 that his friend had met with an accident 8 that many had succeeded 9 that he would come 10 that he can repay the money 11 that it is dangerous to go there 12 that she wanted to study harder 13 that I repay the money 14 that we have received your letter 15 that he should not forget to come in time 16 that the earth is round 17 that he had helped us 18 that I must post the letter 19 that she should post the letter 20 that he will come in time.

Exercise 15 He knows how to do it


he knows how how to do it : subject : verb : conjunction : object consisting of a conjunctive and an infinitive phrase. Complete these sentences with an INFINITIVE PHRASE preceeded by HOW, WHERE, WHAT, WHEN, WHETHER or another conjunctive. (The answers below are out of order) 01. 02. 03. 04. 05. 06. 07. 08. 09. 10. Dont forget .............. I didnt know ............. Remenber ................. Will you inquire ........? We wonder .............. I must find out .......... He didnt know ........... Have you forgotten .....? Didnt you remember ......? Let us find out .......... 11. We dont know ............. 12. He knows ................ 13. They didnt explain ....... 14. We discover ............... 15. You will see ................ 16. Ive forgotten ............. 17. You must remember ..... 18. She was wondering ....... 19. We didnt understand ... 20. We must find out .......

1 how to write this word 2 how to do it 3 how to finish it 4 how to make such sentences 5 how to solve the problem 6 how to write a letter 7 where to buy it 8 how to answer this question 9 whether he will come 10 how to pronounce it 11 how to get to the top 12 which to take 13 how to do this 14 how to get there 15 how to play the

violin 16 how to do it 17what they want 18 where to get it 19 how to manage it 20 how to solve the problem .

Exercise 16 He told me how to do it


He Told Me How To do it : subject : verb : pronoun used as indirect object : conjunctive : infinitive phrase

Complete these sentences with a CONJUNCITVE and an INFINITIVE PHRASE, ( the answers below are out of order ) 01. 02. 03. 04. 05. 06. 07. 08. 09. 10. Please, show me ........... Tell him .......... Ill teach you ............... We asked our teacher........ Ill show you .......... Please, inform us ........... Did you advise him ........? Please, can you tell me .....? We have asked him ......... Have you informed him ....? 11. Let me teach you ........ 12. He aswked me ........... 13. Well advise him ..... .... 14. Tell me ........... 15. Hell teach her .......... 16. Father taught me ........ 17. I was taught .......... 18. We dont know ......... 19. He was advised ......... 20. The pupils were told ......

1 what to do first 2 how to make sentences 3 how to get there 4 whether to go or to stay 5 when to begin 6 how to play tennis 7 how

to write that word 8 where to go 9 how to do it 10 how to reach the station 11 how to swim 12 how to write an essay 13 what to do first 14 what to do 15 how to write business-letters 16 which way to go 17 how to write letters 18 how to solve the problem 19 how to play chess 20 which book to read.

Exercise 17 We dont know how they will succeed


We Dont know How They will succeed : subject : verb : conjunctive : object clause

Complete these sentences with a CONJUNCTIVE and a CLAUSE : 01. 02. 03. 04. 05. 06. 07. 08. 09. 10. You dont believe ............. We wonder ............. We cant imagine .......... Ill ask ........... They have decided ........... We dont know ........ Nobody knows ......... Can you suggest .........? We dont suggest ......... They have discovered ........ 11. Let us discuss ............. 12. We could not say 13. Its difficult to find out 14. We found out ......... 15. Why didnt you tell ..? 16. It was discovered ..... 17.I dont care ......... 18. We dont mind ........ 19.He knows ............ 20. We could discovered ..

These answers are out of order.

1 who that man is 2 why he has done it 3 how he had done it 4 that he was a liar 5 how they will do it 6 who had burned the house 7 what he says 8 what I ought to do 9 who she is 10 why he has not come 11 what he wants 12 whose purse it is 13 how we can finish our work 14 who had stolen the picture 15 what you wanted 16 what you think 17 where he had hidden the jewels 18 what they are doing 19 where the money is hidden 20 where you should go

Exercise 18 Tell me what this is


Tell Me What this is : verb : pronoun used as indirect object : object clause

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