Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable words from the box. There are more words than needed. Make any grammatical change if necessary:-
extreme | solid | continue | success | perform | congratulate |
entire | informed | compete | earn | study | delight |
Dear Mohua,
Heartiest (a)--- on your grand (b)---. I became (c)--- happy and(d)--- on being (e)--- that you won the 1st prizein the 4th Asian Painting Exhibition. To be the first in an International (f)--- is not the pride of the (g)--- only but of the (h)--- nation. By being so, you have (i)--- laurels for the country. I wish your (j)--- success in this field. Keep on trying. Have a nice day.
Yours ever.
Nabin
After help, we can use object + infinitive (with or without to).
Can you help me (to) find my ring? (NOT | |
Thank you so much for helping us (to) repair the car. | |
Our main task is to help the company (to) become profitable. |
Help can also be followed directly by an infinitive without an object.
Would you like to help pack? |
If you say that you cannot/can’t help doing something (especially in British English), you mean that you can’t stop yourself, even if you don’t want to do it.
She’s a selfish woman, but somehow you can’t help liking her. | |
Excuse me – I couldn’t help overhearing what you said. | |
Sorry I broke the cup – I couldn’t help it. |
Can’t help can be followed by but + infinitive (without to), with the same meaning as can’t help verb + ing. This is common in American English.
I can’t help but wonder what I should do next. |