VERB + OBJECT + INFINITIVE

The following verbs are normally used with an object and an infinitve: advise allow ask (=invite) order permit teach tell (=order) want warn

A) Correct the following sentences, using the object + infinitive construction:

1-My doctor advised that I stay indoors for a week. My doctor advised me to stay indoors…
2-They allowed that we stay out until ten.
3-Troy asked that she come with him.
4-The general ordered that the soldiers attack the enemy.
5-Mrs. Hawkins permitted that her daughter see the movie.
6-The old man taught that he study harder.
7-He tells that we should always keep calm.
8-Candy wanted that her mother come with her.
9-The professor warned the prime minister that she shouldn’t attend the conference.

B) One of the most frequent grammar mistakes made by German students is with the verb ‘want’. Here’s an extra exercise on ‘want’. Correct the following sentences:

I want that they learn to relax. __________________________________________
The teacher wants that I work harder. _____________________________________
Mr. Hooper wanted that Bill lose weight. ___________________________________
The guide wants that we follow him. ______________________________________
Jill wanted that her dad buy a new car. ____________________________________
The candidate wants that they vote for him. _______________________________
She wanted that they tell her the secret. ___________________________________
He wanted that we come back soon. ______________________________________
They wanted that she do an encore. ______________________________________
The teacher wanted that they keep quiet. __________________________________
She wants that they come to see her. _____________________________________

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