Underline the correct item. 1. She admitted breaking/to break the vase.
2. He agreed buying/to buy the house.
3. Tracy enjoys going/to go to parties.
4. I can’t help to laugh/laughing at her jokes.
5. You are advised not going/to go out in the sun.
6. Read/Reading is fun as well as educational.
7. I’m busy cooking/to cook at the moment.
8. They decided selling/ to sell their old house.
- The correct item is "breaking", because "admitted" is followed by a gerund (verb + -ing form).
2. He agreed to buy the house.
- The correct item is "to buy", because "agreed" is followed by the infinitive form of the verb.
3. Tracy enjoys going to parties.
- The correct item is "going", because "enjoys" is followed by the gerund form of the verb.
4. I can’t help laughing at her jokes.
- The correct item is "laughing", because "can't help" is followed by the gerund form of the verb.
5. You are advised not to go out in the sun.
- The correct item is "to go", because "advised" is followed by the infinitive form of the verb.
6. Reading is fun as well as educational.
- Both "Reading" and "is" are correct in this sentence. "Reading" is a gerund used as the subject of the sentence, and "is" is the verb.
7. I’m busy cooking at the moment.
- The correct item is "cooking", because "busy" is followed by the gerund form of the verb.
8. They decided to sell their old house.
- The correct item is "to sell", because "decided" is followed by the infinitive form of the verb.