Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces:
Amerigo, (a) ____ (use noun in apposition) lives alone. His parents now live separate and none of them wants (b) ____ (use infinitive to post modify the verb) his responsibility. (c) ____ (use possessive to pre-modify the noun) mother told him to go away because she is married to another man. (d) _____ (use determiner to premodify the noun) streets are now his home. He wanted (e) ____ (use adjective to premodify the noun) money from his father to buy a (f) _____ (use noun adjective to premodify the noun) ticket. But his father did not answer. He earns his living by working hard. (g) _____ (use adverbial to premodify the verb) he finds work. Some of (h) _____ (use demonstrative to premodify the noun) works are very risky for him. Once he sold ice-cream (i) ____ (use prepositional phrase to post modify the verb). But he got (j) ____ (use quantifier to premodify the noun) money in return from the owner of the ice-cream shop.
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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