Fill in the blank with for + noun/pronoun or a possessive construction to complete each sentence. 1. Burt did not get enough sleep last night. He ended up yelling at Mrs. Gonzalez, his boss. ( ) yelling at his boss was a big mistake. 2. Mrs. Sutherland

EXERCISE 10
Read the descriptions of problem situations. Following each description is a statement about the problem. Fill in the blank with for + noun/pronoun or a possessive construction to complete each sentence.

Example: Sue went to a party. Ralph did not speak to her all evening. Sue disliked Ralph's ignoring her at the party.
1. Burt did not get enough sleep last night. He ended up yelling at Mrs. Gonzalez, his boss. \( \qquad \) yelling at his boss was a big mistake.
2. Mrs. Sutherland warned students to do their own work during the test. Sue got caught cheating. \( \qquad \) to get caught cheating was shameful.
3. Tony did not watch where he was going and ran into the rear end of the car in front of him. The driver of the car resented \( \qquad \) hitting her car.
4. Nina always goes to bed at 9:00 P.M. Her friend, Nathan, forgot and called her house at 11:00 P.M. Nina was very angry. Nina expected \( \qquad \) to call at an earlier hour the next time.
5. Bill's grandmother mailed him a birthday package, which arrived a week before his birthday. Bill couldn't wait and opened the package early. Bill's mother was upset about \( \qquad \) opening the present before his birthday.
6. Ursula left the house when it was still dark. When she got to school, she noticed that she was wearing one black shoe and one brown shoe. \( \qquad \) to leave the house without checking her shoes was very silly.
7. Mrs. Lu has several children who make a lot of noise everywhere they go. All of her neighbors are very upset. \( \qquad \) to let her children run wild angers the neighbors.
8. Michelle has asked Than to go to the movies several times. Than always tells her that he can't because he has to watch a TV show, do his homework, call his mother, etc. Michelle is tired of \( \qquad \) making excuses.