Gerunds, Infinitives, and Phrasal Verbs, Unit 10: Make, Have, Let, Help, and Get
Subject: English
Columbia University
1.0 Writing Practice
Write about a time you felt unhappy because somebody made you do something. Did your boss
have you attend a boring meeting? Did your teacher make you stay after school? Did your parent
not let you go to a party? Use make, have, let, help, and get in your writing. Click on the light
bulb icon to review the Grammar Chart, Grammar Notes, and Common Mistakes Chart.
Answer: I was asked by one of my teachers to stay after school to help her. She asked me to get
student report cards from headmaster’s office. She also asked me to make note of marks allotted
to students in those report cards. I have felt angry at times thinking that she used to exploit me
and want to let her memories fade.
1.0 Writing
Read the task. Then write a response.
There are various reasons why animals are kept in captivity. Most often it is for human
entertainment, sometimes it is for an animal's survival or safety, and other times so that research
can be done.
Do you think there is ever a good reason to keep an animal in an artificial environment? Write a
paragraph giving your opinion on these issues and the reasons why you feel that way.
Answer: I don’t think there is ever a fair reason to keep animals in an artificial environment.
Animals are capable to live on their own in their preferred habitat. They do not need protection
from humans in exchange of losing their freedom. Artificial environment can never match the
natural environment. Animals are biologically evolved to live in their preferred natural
