Rewrite Correctly Using A Gerund Or Infinitive
Rewrite the sentences correctly using the correct non-finite verb form.
1. My daughter enjoys to play with her kittens.
2. Have you forgotten bringing your hall ticket?
3. She works hard earning money.
4. I requested him lending me a few hundred rupees.
5. My mother does not allow me staying up late.
6. Is he busy to cook?
7. I heard them to sing.
8. I told her minding her own business.
Answers
1. playing (Enjoy cannot be followed by an infinitive.), 2. to bring (Forget is followed by an ing form when we are talking about things that happened in the past. In other cases, use the infinitive.), 3. to earn, 4. to lend (Request is followed by a to-infinitive.), 5. to stay (Allow is followed by an infinitive.), 6. cooking, 7. sing / singing (The verb hear is followed by an ing form or an infinitive without to.), 8. to mind (The verb tell cannot be followed by an ing form; use an infinitive instead.)