Intermediate Quiz 18
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1. This supposedly helps you _____.
sleep
sleeping
Answer:
This supposedly helps you (sleep).
We use the verb help with these patterns:
help + base form
help + to + base form
The verb help can be in various forms (help, helps, helped or helping), but it must follows the above patterns.
This supposedly helps you sleep.
This supposedly helps you sleeping. (wrong)
2. This supposedly helps you _____.
to sleep
sleeping
Answer:
This supposedly helps you (to sleep).
We use the verb help with these patterns:
help + base form
help + to + base form
The verb help can be in various forms (help, helps, helped or helping), but it must follows the above patterns.
This supposedly helps you to sleep.
This supposedly helps you sleeping. (wrong)
3. He helped _____ the trip.
organizing
to organizing
in organizing
Answer:
He helped (in organizing) the trip.
We can use the verb help with an -ing form with this pattern:
help + in + -ing form
4. It helps _____ what to expect.
know
knows
to know
to knowing
Answer:
It helps (to know) what to expect.
We can use the verb with these patterns:
It helps + to + base form
It helped + to + base form
5. My parents helped _____ the down payment.
in
for
with
about
Answer:
My parents helped (with) the down payment.
We can use the verb help with this pattern:
help + with + noun
She helped me with my report.
= She helped me in doing my report.
He helped her with her homework.
= He helped her in doing her homework.
They helped with the dishes after dinner.
= They helped in doing the dishes after dinner.