Question

QUIEN PODRIA AYUDARME

complete the text with a gerund or infinitive

It is a great honor to be awarded this generous prize tonight. (1) _________(present) an award for something that I enjoy doing anyway thrills me. (2) _______(say) that I am indebted to my parents would be an understatement. (3)_________ (have) parents who were trained as teachers gave me an important start. From the time I was very young, (4) __________(study) four hours every day after school was required. It was a frequent sight (5)_______ (see) my siblings discussing main points and rehearsing the answers to problems. (6) _______(scold) by our parents for not paying enough attention to our work would have been the greatest shame. Besides doing my homework for school, (7)________ (read) fiction and nonfiction books took up much of my leisure time. (8) _______(read) so many types of books by the time I got to college proved to be a marvelous advantage. (9)______ (see) so many good written models allowed me to creatively and effortlessly produce my own work for my university English classes. Today, it requires more discipline for me (10) ____(be) a good writer. (11) _______(marry) with three children leaves less time to write. It requires initiative (12) Ñ__________(arise) every day at 5:00 A.M. to write. (13) _________(write) in this manner is the only way that I have been able to produce several short stories and a few poems. (14)___________ (not receive) very good marks on my essay pieces in college, I have left essay writing to some other writer! Well, I can see that my time is up. It has been an honor (15)_________ (select) as the winner of this contest and I thank my parents, family, and all of you for your recognition today.

Answer 1

Hola,

El texto es muy largo para copiarlo otra vez, por lo que te voy a indicar las palabras que debes colocar en cada espacio en blanco nada más.

1) To present (infinitive)
2) Saying (gerund)
3) Having (gerund)
4) Studying (gerund)
5) To see (infinitive)
6) Scolding (gerund)
7) Reading (gerund)
8) To read (infinitive)
9) To see (Infinitive)
10) Being (gerund)
11) Marring (gerund)
12) Arising (gerund)
13) Writing (gerund)
14) Not to receive (infinitive)
15) Selecting (gerund)