English Grammar Drills

190 Verb Phrases
10. I found myself (worrying/worry) about tomorrow’s presentation.
11. We made Johnny (finishing/finish) his homework before he watched any TV.
12. They must have overheard us (talking/talk) about it at lunch.
13. We were watching our daughter’s team (playing/play) soccer.
14. I caught myself (dozing off/doze off) during the performance.
15. We saw them (getting into/get into) a taxi on 53rd Street.
Exercise 11.13
Underline the complements in the following sentences. Label the type of complement using the
following terms: IO DO for indirect object direct object; Obj NP Comp for object NP
complement; Obj Adj Comp for object adjective complement; Obj Adv of Pl for object
adverb of place; Obj That for object that clause; To That for to phrase that clause; Obj
Inf for object infinitive; Obj Base for object base form; or Obj Pres Part for object
present participle.
Obj
that
Don’t tell me/we were right all along?
1. Please let me help you with that.
2. The test proves the suspect innocent.
3. I noticed them leaving during the meeting.
4. They appointed her chief counsel.
5. He is putting the leftovers into the refrigerator.
6. My parents sent the kids some books.
7. Fortunately, the board considered my idea quite promising.
8. I told them they needed to get prior approval before going ahead.
9. Sadly, I put the iPhone back on the counter.
10. We thought the outcome a big disappointment, to tell the truth.
11. Can you give my friend a lift to the airport?
12. Let us prove to you that we can do the job.
13. We moved the kittens out of the kids’ bedroom.