Question

Complete the following sentences using the correct form – INFINITIVE or GERUND – of the verbs in parentheses.

a. Visitors to Wadi Hitan come _____ rocks that hold the fossils of long-gone sea creatures. (to see – seeing)

b. After _____ the fossils at Wadi Hitan, Philip Gingerich was able to clearly demonstrate whale evolution. (to discover – discovering)

c. The body of a modern whale is adjusted for _____ and _____. (to swim; to dive – swimming; diving)
d. The paleontologist came to Egypt ______ the job. (to finish – finishing)

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Answer 1

a. Visitors to Wadi Hitan come to see rocks that hold the fossils of long-gone sea creatures. (to see – seeing)

b. After discovering the fossils at Wadi Hitan, Philip Gingerich was able to clearly demonstrate whale evolution. (to discover – discovering)

c. The body of a modern whale is adjusted for swimming and diving. (to swim; to dive – swimming; diving)

d. The paleontologist came to Egypt to finish the job. (to finish – finishing)