By Gerunds, TOEFL

Thank you very much! I have been completely unfamiliar with the the form "so as (not) to"... I'll keep it in mind for the TOEFL, though!

Hi, I'm currently practising for the TOEFL so I'd really like you to tell me the correct answer for the following question with a brief explanation."I spoke to him kindly ...... him."a) not to frighten This seems OK to me. b) so as not to frighten For TOEFL, choose this one. It's better...

I'm currently practising for the TOEFL so I'd really like you to tell me the correct answer for the following question with a brief explanation."I spoke to him kindly ...... him."a) not to frightenb) so as not to frightenc) in order to not frightend) for not frighteningOnly one is correct, so I'd...

Hi you have some interesting questions here. I'll try to explain a few ok.1) "found" is used because the sentence is in passive form. You say "diamond is found ...." and "petroleum is found ..." etc.2) I don't have a clear explanation for this one but I think it should be the use of gerund...

Why should this sentence read "Papyrus was used for making not only paper but also sails and baskets" and not "Papyrus was used to make not only paper but also sails and baskets" Answer 2 was deemed wrong in a TOEFL test.