Question

Выбери правильное слово из двух предложенных. Если оба варианта правильные (Подсказка – таких три предложения)., тогда объясни разницу в значении. Напиши объяснения там, где необходимо. 1. (Queue / Queuing) in shops really frustrates me.2. Everyone saw me (argue / arguing) with the driver.3. Please stop (talking / to talk) while I'm explaining the homework.4. I'm sure she didn't really mean (to be / being) rude.5. I could feel my face (turn / turning) redder and redder.6.Have you tried (taking / take) painkillers for your headache?7. You must remember (to choose / choosing) a password!8. I heard her (to whisper / whispering) the answer.​

Answer 1

I don't know if this is the right answer, but here's what I wrote:

1. queuing

2. arguing

3. talking

4. to be

5. both of them

6. both of them

7. choose

8.  both of them

Answer 2

1. Queuing in shops really frustrates me. (Queue is a noun referring to a line of people, while queuing is the verb form, indicating the action of waiting in line.)

2. Everyone saw me arguing with the driver. (Argue is the correct verb form in this context, indicating the action of having a disagreement or dispute with someone.)

3. Please stop talking while I'm explaining the homework. (Talking is the correct gerund form, indicating the ongoing action of speaking.)

4. I'm sure she didn't really mean to be rude. (In this case, "to be" is the correct infinitive form. "Being" would not fit here because it doesn't convey the intended meaning.)

5. I could feel my face turning redder and redder. (Turning is the correct gerund form, indicating the ongoing action of your face changing color.)

6. Have you tried taking painkillers for your headache? (Taking is the correct gerund form, indicating the action of consuming painkillers.)

7. You must remember to choose a password! (In this context, "to choose" is the correct infinitive form, indicating an action that needs to be done.)

8. I heard her whispering the answer. (Whispering is the correct gerund form, indicating the action of speaking in a hushed, quiet voice.)