Question

Exercise 6. Insert not+participle or without+gerund.
1. Dr. Wallace filled a pipe from the bowl on his desk, then put it down __ it. (to light) (Stone) 2. __ what he wanted, he looked slowly about the room, (to find) (Priestley) 3. Zee drew a breath and leaned against the birch for a moment __ anything. (to say) (Aldridge) 4. I won't go abroad __ you. (to see) (Gatsworthy) 5. __ what.to reply, I remained silent, (to know) (Maugham) 6.... on the street he would look directly at friends __ them, (to see) (Stone) 7. Only thea.., __ what further to say, had he become silent, (to know) (Stone) 8. We walked __ for a short while, (to speak) (Hansford Johnson) 9. Would she have gone away __ you if she loved you? (to see) (Heym) 10. Then she saw Lise and turned away, __ to talk with her. She went hastily to cross the road __ and was almost run over by a bus. (to want, to look) (Lindsay) 11. __ to leave him in the club, I offered to take him home to my wife, or to go with him to his own house, deserted now. (to like) (Snow) 12. He returned the salutes of several privates __ them, (to see) (Jones) 13. He stopped, __ how to continue and stood shifting from one foot to the other, (to know) (Greene) 14. Miss Casement stood for a moment, __ whether to be pleased or not at this unforseen familiarity, (to know) (Murdoch) 15. He sat down, __ his mackintosh, (to take off) (Snow) 16. __, the driver rudely shrugged his shoulders, (to turn around) (Salinger) 17. __ 1 any sale to take place 1 told Evan I wanted a chat with him and took him downstairs, (to wish) (Hansford Johnson) 18. They sat there __ for several minutes. (to talk) (Mailer) 19. __ him greatly, she could not be jealous in a disturbing way. (to love) (Dreiser)

Answer 1

1. Dr. Wallace filled a pipe from the bowl on his desk, then put it down __ it. (without lighting) (Stone) 2. __ what he wanted, he looked slowly about the room, (not finding) (Priestley) 3. Zee drew a breath and leaned against the birch for a moment __ anything. (without saying) (Aldridge) 4. I won't go abroad __ you. (without seeing) (Gatsworthy) 5. __ what to reply, I remained silent, (not knowing) (Maugham) 6.... on the street he would look directly at friends __ them, (not seeing) (Stone) 7. Only thea.., __ what further to say, had he become silent, (not knowing) (Stone) 8. We walked __ for a short while, (without speaking) (Hansford Johnson) 9. Would she have gone away __ you if she loved you? (without seeing) (Heym) 10. Then she saw Lise and turned away, __ to talk with her. She went hastily to cross the road __ and was almost run over by a bus. (not wanting, without looking) (Lindsay) 11. __ to leave him in the club, I offered to take him home to my wife, or to go with him to his own house, deserted now. (Not liking) (Snow) 12. He returned the salutes of several privates __ them, (without seeing) (Jones) 13. He stopped, __ how to continue and stood shifting from one foot to the other, (not knowing) (Greene) 14. Miss Casement stood for a moment, __ whether to be pleased or not at this unforseen familiarity, (not knowing) (Murdoch) 15. He sat down, __ his mackintosh, (without taking off) (Snow) 16. __, the driver rudely shrugged his shoulders, (Without turning around) (Salinger) 17. __ 1 any sale to take place 1 told Evan I wanted a chat with him and took him downstairs, (not wishing) (Hansford Johnson) 18. They sat there __ for several minutes. (without talking) (Mailer) 19. __ him greatly, she could not be jealous in a disturbing way. (Not loving)