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Question 1:
Brittany tried _______ (to eat) the carrot jam once, but she didn't like it.
A. to eat
B. eating
Feedback Some verbs can be used both with the Gerund and the Infinitive. But in some cases the meaning of the sentence becomes different. Compare: she tried eating carrot jam - she experimented with the jam, but she didn't enjoy it / she tried to learn English - she started but didn't succeed
C. eat
D. ate

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Test 3-Gerunds and Infinitives | Upper-Intermediate English