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Leave out the extra tile, and retain the infinitive ending needed to recover the omitted words.","Infinitival Ellipsis: Order Sentence Endings","Practise infinitival ellipsis by ordering sentence tiles about plans, invitations and expectations, keeping to, to be or to have in sentence endings.",3,"sentence_builder",[13,41,61,83,103,122,142,167,187,208],{"id":14,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":16,"explanation":17,"exampleSentence":18,"blanks":19},"01a0e1ab-d98b-7592-9340-ae53f4728659","Build the sentence: __1__",0,"The comma closes the first clause after complained. After but, put subject we before decided and the negative infinitive not to. Not precedes the retained infinitive marker to; no cannot negate an infinitive.","Asked to explain the delay, the driver decided not to.",[20],{"id":21,"blankNumber":22,"options":23,"tiles":32},"01a0e1ab-d98b-753e-9340-ae53f41fc5ec",1,[24,28],{"id":25,"optionText":26,"isCorrect":27,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-d98b-74ce-9340-ae53f2b06a8f","no",false,{"id":29,"optionText":30,"isCorrect":31,"displayOrder":22},"01a0e1ab-d98b-7512-9340-ae53f3588855","The tenants complained, but we decided not to.",true,[33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40],"The","tenants","complained,","but","we","decided","not","to.",{"id":42,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":22,"explanation":43,"exampleSentence":44,"blanks":45},"01a0e1ab-d98b-7662-9340-ae53f68ac0f8","Have precedes left, and the comma closes that clause. After and, put subject we before finite hope and retained infinitival to, with leave understood. Hoping cannot replace hope without an auxiliary.","I haven’t visited the island, but I hope to.",[46],{"id":47,"blankNumber":22,"options":48,"tiles":55},"01a0e1ab-d98b-762e-9340-ae53f5b74422",[49,52],{"id":50,"optionText":51,"isCorrect":31,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-d98b-75e2-9340-ae53f5431516","The guests have left, and we hope to.",{"id":53,"optionText":54,"isCorrect":27,"displayOrder":22},"01a0e1ab-d98b-760a-9340-ae53f575ba17","hoping",[33,56,57,58,59,37,60,40],"guests","have","left,","and","hope",{"id":62,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":63,"explanation":64,"exampleSentence":65,"blanks":66},"01a0e1ab-d98b-771a-9340-ae53f9179f2f",2,"Place would before base-form like and retain to after like. The omitted action is volunteer. Would likes is incorrect because a modal takes the base form.","When someone asks for help, I would like to.",[67],{"id":68,"blankNumber":22,"options":69,"tiles":76},"01a0e1ab-d98b-76e6-9340-ae53f83809d6",[70,73],{"id":71,"optionText":72,"isCorrect":27,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-d98b-76a6-9340-ae53f6ba543e","likes",{"id":74,"optionText":75,"isCorrect":31,"displayOrder":22},"01a0e1ab-d98b-76ca-9340-ae53f7812424","Her colleagues volunteered; she would like to.",[77,78,79,80,81,82,40],"Her","colleagues","volunteered;","she","would","like",{"id":84,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":10,"explanation":85,"exampleSentence":86,"blanks":87},"01a0e1ab-d98b-77d2-9340-ae53fc44a0d2","Put didn’t before base-form want, followed by infinitival to. The omitted action is apologise. Wanted cannot follow didn’t because did already carries the past tense.","Although I could join the group, I don’t want to.",[88],{"id":89,"blankNumber":22,"options":90,"tiles":97},"01a0e1ab-d98b-779e-9340-ae53fbab7e47",[91,94],{"id":92,"optionText":93,"isCorrect":31,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-d98b-775a-9340-ae53fa06680b","The others apologised; he didn't want to.",{"id":95,"optionText":96,"isCorrect":27,"displayOrder":22},"01a0e1ab-d98b-777e-9340-ae53fab6d1e9","wanted",[33,98,99,100,101,102,40],"others","apologised;","he","didn't","want",{"id":104,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":105,"explanation":106,"exampleSentence":107,"blanks":108},"01a0e1ab-d98b-7896-9340-ae53fe8318d0",4,"The second clause begins with she, followed by agreeing intends and then to. To retains the infinitive testify; intend would not agree with singular she.","I haven’t submitted an application, although I intend to.",[109],{"id":110,"blankNumber":22,"options":111,"tiles":118},"01a0e1ab-d98b-7852-9340-ae53fdeb4fde",[112,115],{"id":113,"optionText":114,"isCorrect":27,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-d98b-7812-9340-ae53fc920616","intend",{"id":116,"optionText":117,"isCorrect":31,"displayOrder":22},"01a0e1ab-d98b-7832-9340-ae53fd1965c6","The witnesses testified; she intends to.",[33,119,120,80,121,40],"witnesses","testified;","intends",{"id":123,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":124,"explanation":125,"exampleSentence":126,"blanks":127},"01a0e1ab-d98b-794a-9340-ae5400942a18",5,"After he, place finite is before supposed, then retain infinitival to. The omitted action is pay. Being cannot replace is because this clause needs a finite verb.","I haven’t contacted the office, although I’m supposed to.",[128],{"id":129,"blankNumber":22,"options":130,"tiles":137},"01a0e1ab-d98b-791a-9340-ae540029a104",[131,134],{"id":132,"optionText":133,"isCorrect":31,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-d98b-78da-9340-ae53ff0a409c","The passengers have paid; he is supposed to.",{"id":135,"optionText":136,"isCorrect":27,"displayOrder":22},"01a0e1ab-d98b-78fa-9340-ae53ff31b2ba","being",[33,138,57,139,100,140,141,40],"passengers","paid;","is","supposed",{"id":143,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":144,"explanation":145,"exampleSentence":146,"blanks":147},"01a0e1ab-d98b-79f6-9340-ae540220b42f",6,"The comma closes the clause describing the actual position. Although introduces subject I, then expected, object it and infinitive to be. Retain copular be while omitting permanent; being cannot follow infinitival to.","The room isn’t quiet, although we expected it to be.",[148],{"id":149,"blankNumber":22,"options":150,"tiles":157},"01a0e1ab-d98b-79c6-9340-ae5401bd7258",[151,154],{"id":152,"optionText":153,"isCorrect":27,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-d98b-7986-9340-ae540125ffce","being.",{"id":155,"optionText":156,"isCorrect":31,"displayOrder":22},"01a0e1ab-d98b-79aa-9340-ae5401944875","The position isn't permanent, although I expected it to be.",[33,158,159,160,161,162,163,164,165,166],"position","isn't","permanent,","although","I","expected","it","to","be.",{"id":168,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":169,"explanation":170,"exampleSentence":171,"blanks":172},"01a0e1ab-d98b-7aa6-9340-ae54044c5c0a",7,"After nobody expected, order the object it before to be. Be preserves the passive structure, with rejected omitted. To requires base-form be, not participle been.","Although the documents weren’t checked, I had expected them to be.",[173],{"id":174,"blankNumber":22,"options":175,"tiles":182},"01a0e1ab-d98b-7a76-9340-ae54038021c0",[176,179],{"id":177,"optionText":178,"isCorrect":31,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-d98b-7a36-9340-ae5402ef31c9","The proposal was rejected; nobody expected it to be.",{"id":180,"optionText":181,"isCorrect":27,"displayOrder":22},"01a0e1ab-d98b-7a56-9340-ae5403602168","been.",[33,183,184,185,186,163,164,165,166],"proposal","was","rejected;","nobody",{"id":188,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":189,"explanation":190,"exampleSentence":191,"blanks":192},"01a0e1ab-d98b-7b56-9340-ae54071db1cd",8,"Put haven’t before finished, whose comma closes the first clause. After but, Maria takes claims, followed by to have with finished understood. Claims cannot take I as its subject, and having cannot replace the base form have after to.","I haven’t read the report, although my assistant claims to have.",[193],{"id":194,"blankNumber":22,"options":195,"tiles":202},"01a0e1ab-d98b-7b26-9340-ae5406504f8e",[196,199],{"id":197,"optionText":198,"isCorrect":27,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-d98b-7ae2-9340-ae5404a8d07f","having.",{"id":200,"optionText":201,"isCorrect":31,"displayOrder":22},"01a0e1ab-d98b-7b06-9340-ae54057a4b37","I haven't finished, but Maria claims to have.",[162,203,204,36,205,206,165,207],"haven't","finished,","Maria","claims","have.",{"id":209,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":210,"explanation":211,"exampleSentence":212,"blanks":213},"01a0e1ab-d98b-7c0a-9340-ae54092ca9ee",9,"The opening phrase gives the completion deadline. Order the perfect infinitive as to have finished; after she hopes, retain to have and omit finished. Infinitival to requires base-form have, not has.","By winter, we intend to have moved; our neighbours hope to have.",[214],{"id":215,"blankNumber":22,"options":216,"tiles":223},"01a0e1ab-d98b-7bd6-9340-ae540872ee51",[217,220],{"id":218,"optionText":219,"isCorrect":31,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-d98b-7b96-9340-ae54074f15f5","By Friday, I expect to have finished; she hopes to have.",{"id":221,"optionText":222,"isCorrect":27,"displayOrder":22},"01a0e1ab-d98b-7bba-9340-ae540826bdec","has.",[224,225,162,226,165,57,227,80,228,165,207],"By","Friday,","expect","finished;","hopes","\u002Fuploads\u002Fimages\u002Fgpimg_af23f77c-b600-4480-9e8f-ec77ec73b732_hero.webp?v=1790492531",{"title":231,"slug":232,"language":233,"level":234},"Ellipsis with Auxiliaries and Infinitives","ellipsis-with-auxiliaries-and-infinitives","en","C1"]