The following sentences are jumbled. Re-arrange them in a proper sequence:-
(i) Still challenge remained with the immortal one.
(ii) Strangely enough, whenever Hercules knocked off a head of Hydra, two new ones erupted in its place.
(iii) Hercules, a Greek mythical hero, was the son of Jupiter and Alemena.
(iv) These huge tasks in Greek myths are called The Twelve Labours of Hercules'.
(v) It had nine heads of which the middle one was sald to be immortal.
(vi) One of the tasks was to slay a monster called Hydra that was ravaging the country of Argos.
(vii) His cousin Eurestheus, the king of Mycenae, made him undergo some difficult tasks.
(viii) Eventually, with the help of lolaus, his devoted servant, Hercules succeeded in burning all the heads except the ninth.
(ix) However, with much effort, he buried the immoral head under a huge rock and completed the task successfully.
(x) Initially Hercules started striking off its heads with his club.
English
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. |
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