An old man sat (a) _____ the side of the road beside a pontoon bridge (b) _____ the river. The man had steel rimmed spectacles and very dusty (c) _____ . Carts, trucks, and men, women and children were crossing the (d) _____ . The old man sat there (e) _____ moving because he was too tired to go any (f) _____ . The man came from San Carlos, his (g) _____ town. The name brought smile to his (h) ______. He was the (i)_____ man to leave the town because he (j) _____ care of the animals.
(Fill in the blanks with suitable word)
(a) by; (b) across; (c) clothes; (d) river; (e) without; (f) farther; (g) native; (h) face; (i) last; (j) took/ used to take
An old man sat (a)by the side of the road beside a pontoon bridge (b) across the river. The man had steel rimmed spectacles and very dusty (c) clothes . Carts, trucks, and men, women and children were crossing the (d) river . The old man sat there (e) without moving because he was too tired to go any (f) farther . The man came from San Carlos, his (g) native town. The name brought smile to his (h) face. He was the (i) last man to leave the town because he (j) took/ used to take care of the animals.
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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