Complete the sentences with a suitable verb, using the objective- with the-infinitive construction where possible. 1. what made you (to look) round suddenly? i thought i heard somebody (to call) my name. 2. we listened to the old man (to tell) his story from beginning to end. 3. i look out of the window and see tim on his bike (to ride) along the road every day. 4. i heard somebody (to knock) the door in the middle of the night. it woke me up. 5. when we got home we found a cat (to sit) on the kitchen table. 6. he noticed tom (to take) the document from the table and (to put) it in the pocket. 7. the soldiers heard the bomb (to explode) in the distance. 8. we saw a boy (to drive) past us at full speed. 9. it was too late. she saw the sun (to rise). she overslept! 10. look? do you see your cat (to climb) up the top of the tree! 11. she felt somebody (to touch) her with his elbow in the crowd. 12. we expected him (to show) better results! 13. he ordered his room (to clean) by five o'clock. 14. do you believe him (to admit) his mistakes? 15. i dislike them (to shout) at me this way! 16. they will choose john (to be) the leader of their team. 17. the joke caused her (to run) away. it was too rude. 18. it was impossible to get him (to act) this role! he had a different character. 19. the master made the boys (to work) from morning till night. 20. how did she allow the letter (to read) aloud? it was too privite!

Here are the completed sentences using the objective-with-the-infinitive construction (or the participle where the context of the action requires it). In English grammar, the bare infinitive (without to) is used after verbs of perception for a completed action, while the present participle (ending in -ing) is used for an action in progress. Verbs like make, let, and have also take the bare infinitive.

1. "What made you look round suddenly?" "I thought I heard somebody call my name."
2. We listened to the old man tell his story from beginning to end.
3. I look out of the window and see Tim on his bike riding along the road every day.
4. I heard somebody knock at the door in the middle of the night. It woke me up.
5. When we got home we found a cat sitting on the kitchen table.
6. He noticed Tom take the document from the table and put it in the pocket.
7. The soldiers heard the bomb explode in the distance.
8. We saw a boy driving past us at full speed.
9. It was too late. She saw the sun rise. She overslept!
10. Look! Do you see your cat climbing up the top of the tree?
11. She felt somebody touch her with his elbow in the crowd.
12. We expected him to show better results!
13. He ordered his room to be cleaned by five o'clock.
14. Do you believe him to admit his mistakes?
15. I dislike them shouting (or to shout) at me this way!
16. They will choose John to be the leader of their team.
17. The joke caused her to run away. It was too rude.
18. It was impossible to get him to act this role! He had a different character.
19. The master made the boys work from morning till night.
20. How did she allow the letter to be read aloud? It was too private!

Key Rules Applied:

• Verbs of Perception (see, hear, feel, notice, watch):
  • Use the Bare Infinitive (e.g., look, explode) for a finished action or the whole event.
  • Use the Participle (e.g., riding, climbing) for an action that was in progress.
• Causative Verbs:
  • Make and Have take the bare infinitive (e.g., made the boys work).
  • Get, Cause, Allow, and Order take the to-infinitive (e.g., caused her to run).
• Passive Meaning: If the object receives the action (sentences 13 and 20), the infinitive must be in the passive voice: to be + Past Participle (e.g., to be cleaned, to be read).

Would you like me to provide a list of other verbs that follow the "object + bare infinitive" pattern?