- •Verbals
- •The main characteristics of the verbals
- •1. Forms of verbals
- •2. Meaning of verbals
- •3. Nominal and verbal characteristics of infinitive
- •4. Nominal and verbal characteristics of gerund
- •5. Adjectival/adverbial and verbal characteristics of participle I
- •6. Infinitive without the particle “to”
- •7. Functions of infinitive
- •8. Infinitive as attribute
- •9. Objective infinitive construction
- •10. Subbjective infinitive construction
- •12. Functions of gerund
- •13. Gerundial and half-gerundial constructions
- •14. Funcions of gerundial constructions
- •15. Right-hand combinability of some verbs
- •16. Right-hand combinability of some adjectives
- •17. Right-hand combinability of some nouns
- •18. Infinitive or gerund
- •19. Difference between infinitive and gerund
- •20. Gerund and verbal noun compared
- •21. Functions of participle I
- •22. Functions of participle II
- •23. Objective participial constructions (complex object)
- •24. Subjective participial constructions (complex subject)
- •25. Participle I and gerund compared
- •26. Absolute constructions
- •27. Active and passive infinitive with similar meaning
- •Practice
- •In negative sentences with “not” the conjunctions in order, so as must be used. The infinitive alone is not usually correct.
- •References
- •Contents
- •Verbals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
- •Forms of verbals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
17. Right-hand combinability of some nouns
(NOUN + PREPOSITION + GERUND)
Noun + for + Ger. |
capacity, cause, excuse, genius, gift, time, grounds, liking, mania, motive, opportunity, passion, preference, pretext, propensity, reason, regret, reputation, talent, taste, knack, etc. |
Noun + in + Ger. |
advantage, amusement, belief, believer, use, difficulty, experience, harm, hesitation, ingenuity, interest, meaning, object, point, participation, pleasure, sense, skill, success, tact, etc.
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Noun + at + Ger. |
amazement, annoyance, astonishment, attempt, delight, dismay, effort, embarrassment, hand, excitement, expert, irritation, pleasure, practice, pride, proficiency, regret, relief, satisfaction, shyness, surprise, etc.
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Noun + to + Ger. |
alternative, liking, means, objection, tendency, preparation, key, etc.
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Noun + about + Ger. |
doubt, fantasy, obsession, scruples, etc.
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18. Infinitive or gerund
Verbs followed by the GERUND |
Verbs followed by the INFINITIVE |
Verbs followed by the GERUND and INFINITIVE |
abhor abide acknowledge admit adore anticipate appreciate avoid be worth begrudge can't help carry on complete confess consider countenance contemplate defer delay deny detest disclaim dislike drop enjoy envisage escape evade face facilitate fancy favour feel like finish foresee give up imagine involve keep keep on leave off loathe mention mind miss ponder postpone practise put off quit recall recollect relish repent resent resist resume risk shun suggest |
agree afford arrange assent be about be bound be wont beg beseech care challenge choose claim command compel condescend consent contrive decide decline deign demand desire determine direct expect endeavour fail fix hasten hesitate hope learn long manage offer opt persuade pledge prepare pretend proceed profess promise purport reckon refuse remain request resolve seek set out strive tend threaten trouble trust undertake venture wish would like yearn
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attempt bother can't bear cease commence continue dread endure fear forbear intend neglect omit plan purpose scorn
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