Some sentences have infinitives or clauses as their objects. Structures like these cannot be made passive. Study the following sentences.

I hoped to marry her. (BUT NOT To marry her was hoped by me.)

Either and any

Either means one or the other of two. Note that either is followed by a singular noun.

Either answer is correct.

Either method leads to the same result.

Presently

In British English, presently is used to mean ‘not now, later’ or ‘in a minute’.

• ‘Mummy, can I have a chocolate?’ ‘Presently, dear.’ (= Not now, later)

Agree with

You agree with a person, an opinion or a policy.

I cannot agree with you.

I can’t agree with your opinion.

I don’t agree with your policies.

Rewrite the following sentences putting the adverb first. Note that when a negative adverb comes at the beginning of a sentence, we usually use an inverted word order. That means the auxiliary verb comes before the subject.

Correct the following sentences.

1. The car either dashed against a goat or a donkey.

2. Neither he would eat nor allow us to eat.

Complete the following sentences using appropriate prepositions. Choose your answer from the options given in the brackets.

1. He is worthy ……………………. our reverence. (of / off / about)