TNPSC Grammar - Infinitives Gerunds or Participles
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
Choose the correct infinitives
I like..............on violin.
- (a)
play
- (b)
playing
- (c)
to play
- (d)
be playing
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It is unjust.........the lands of others.
- (a)
to seize
- (b)
to be seize
- (c)
to be seizing
- (d)
to seizing
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Kala likes..........on Violin
- (a)
to play
- (b)
to be playing
- (c)
to played
- (d)
played
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It is advisable.............by train as it is safe.
- (a)
go
- (b)
to gone
- (c)
to go
- (d)
to be gone
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Don't try................rich by questionable means.
- (a)
becoming
- (b)
to become
- (c)
to be become
- (d)
became
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Many women love........delicacies.
- (a)
preparing
- (b)
to prepare
- (c)
to be prepared
- (d)
to prepared
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One should not be foolish.............large sums of money in shares.
- (a)
to invest
- (b)
to investing
- (c)
to invested
- (d)
to investment
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.........dogs do not bite.
- (a)
Bark
- (b)
Is Bark
- (c)
To bark
- (d)
barking
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...........makes a fullman;.......makes an exact man.
- (a)
Read, Write
- (b)
Reads, Write
- (c)
Reading, Writes
- (d)
Reading, Writing
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........away one's time is an art.
- (a)
Be idling
- (b)
Idling
- (c)
Ti idle
- (d)
Idled
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It is foolish.........your money like that.
- (a)
to waste
- (b)
wasting
- (c)
to be wasting
- (d)
to wasted
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The boys were punished for.....late.
- (a)
to come
- (b)
coming
- (c)
came
- (d)
to coming
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Can you live without........water?
- (a)
drink
- (b)
drinks
- (c)
drinking
- (d)
drunk
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She is not interested in .............sweets.
- (a)
eat
- (b)
eating
- (c)
eaten
- (d)
to be eating
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Do you mind...........the window?
- (a)
close
- (b)
closing
- (c)
to closing
- (d)
closed
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The accused was charged with ............an old woman for gain.
- (a)
murder
- (b)
murdering
- (c)
to murder
- (d)
murdered
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I remember.........you last year.
- (a)
meet
- (b)
met
- (c)
meeting
- (d)
be meeting
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They have not...........the work by the sunset.
- (a)
complete
- (b)
completing
- (c)
completed
- (d)
to complete
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A car was lying on the road side........against a lorry.
- (a)
ram
- (b)
ramming
- (c)
rammed
- (d)
rams
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On seeing the police, the thief started..........
- (a)
run
- (b)
runs
- (c)
running
- (d)
is running
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............ a busy man, I have no time for watching T.V.
- (a)
Being
- (b)
Be
- (c)
Is being
- (d)
Was being
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Get..........as we have to leave for the party hurriedly.
- (a)
dress
- (b)
dressing
- (c)
dressed
- (d)
is dressed
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I remember ............her previously in a wedding.
- (a)
meet
- (b)
meeting
- (c)
to meet
- (d)
meets
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I want the book........in a week
- (a)
is written
- (b)
writes
- (c)
written
- (d)
was written
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The girl became ..........on seeing the eclipse.
- (a)
exciting
- (b)
excite
- (c)
excitedly
- (d)
excited
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I want the work ..........at once.
- (a)
do
- (b)
doing
- (c)
is doing
- (d)
done
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Rama got ........as an officer in State Bank of India.
- (a)
appoint
- (b)
appoints
- (c)
appointee
- (d)
appointed
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When we went out, it started............
- (a)
rain
- (b)
rained
- (c)
was rained
- (d)
raining
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We were ..........at the assassination of the Prime Minister.
- (a)
shock
- (b)
shocking
- (c)
shocked
- (d)
being shocked
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Accidents do not happen.They are.........
- (a)
caused
- (b)
causing
- (c)
cause
- (d)
be caused