Question

1. Choose the correct answer.
1. He enjoys chatting/to chat with his friends.
2. I prefer watching/to watch sit-coms to documentaries.
3. She doesn't mind helping/to help in the garden.
4. Please, remember to post/posting these letters.
5. Instead of to do/doing the housework, she was talking on the phone.
6. His parents didn't allow him to stay/staying out late at night.
2. Identify and explain the grammar rule

Answer 1

He enjoys chatting with his friends. (Correct: "enjoys" is followed by the gerund form "chatting" in this context.)

I prefer watching sit-coms to documentaries. (Correct: "prefer" is followed by the base form "watching" in this context.)

She doesn't mind helping in the garden. (Correct: "mind" is followed by the gerund form "helping" in this context.)

Please remember to post these letters. (Correct: "remember" is followed by the base form "to post" in this context.)

Instead of doing the housework, she was talking on the phone. (Correct: "Instead of" is followed by the gerund form "doing" in this context.)

His parents didn't allow him to stay out late at night. (Correct: "allow" is followed by the base form "to stay" in this context.)