SEE REPORT ? Exercise 6 - Infinitives and Gerunds
Choose the part of the sentence that is incorrect.

1.
Marvin is used to his parents' expecting him excel at everything, but he often resents having to work so hard.

2.
The defendant wanted to admit guilt, but his lawyer was opposed to his confessing and had him tells the judge he was not guilty.

3.
At sixteen, Bruno decided it was time to stop to bite his fingernails, so he promised to quit and he succeeded in keeping his promise.

4.
Keeping my weight down had never been a problem, so I couldn't understand I gaining fifteen pounds.

5.
Francis is good to fix things, so I'm having him take a look at my iPod.

6.
Jogging and ride my bike didn't help me lose weight, so I made an appointment to see my doctor.

7.
We tried to get Shakira join us at the beach, but we couldn't convince her to go because she refused to take any time off from work.

8.
They stopped to try to make me eat healthy foods.

9.
I was amazed to find out how much fat fast food has, and I couldn't stand eat it anymore.

10.
I know you'd like to paint your living room blue, but I'm sorry to tell you that the landlord won't let you to use any color but white.

11.
I'd like to ask Travis to help me with my biology homework, but I hate to bother him when his working.

12.
By they letting me make mistakes, my parents got me to learn a lesson.

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