- •Gerunds as subject
- •Sentence patterns with gerund as subject
- •Exercise 3. Possessives in Gerund Phrases as Subject
- •Exercise 4. Test your knowledge of proverbs.
- •Gerund as direct object
- •Sentence patterns with gerund as direct object
- •Exercise 6. Make sentences with worth.
- •Exercise 8. Translate into English.
- •Exercise 9. Using Possessives with Gerunds as Direct Object
- •In informal English objective forms of (pro)noun are commonly used with -ing instead of possessives
- •Gerund as object of a preposition
- •Remember!
- •Smb is used to doing----- is in the habit of doing smth
- •Smb used to do smth ----- did smth in the past
- •Exercise 10. Complete the sentences with prepositions and gerund
- •Write the correct preposition and to put the verb into the correct form. Use the verb in brackets at the end of each sentence.
- •Exercise 12. Change direct speech into reported speech. Begin each of your sentences in the way shown.
- •Exercise 14. Read these situations and write three sentences with used to as in the example.
- •Exercise 15. Read these situations and write a sentence with be/get used to.
- •Exercise 16. Put the verb into the correct form, -ing or infinitive (I am used to doing or I used to do).
- •Exercise 17. Open the brackets. Use the appropriate forms of the gerund:
- •Exercise 18. Fill in the blanks with prepositions.
- •Exercise 20. Translate into English:
- •Exercise 21. The Fountain of Youth
- •Gerund as attribute
- •Sentence patterns with gerund as attribute
- •Exercise 22. Write the correct preposition and to put the verb into the correct form. Use the verb in brackets at the end of each sentence.
- •Exercise 23. Complete the sentences using gerunds.
- •Exercise 24. Translate into English
- •Gerund as adverbial modifier
- •Exercise 25. Read a sentence and then write a second sentence with the same meaning using a preposition.
- •Exercise 26. Complete the sentences using gerunds.
- •Exercise 27. Translate into English.
- •Exercise 28. Translate into English
- •Gerund as predicative
- •Exercise 29. Translate into English.
- •Verbs followed by either an infinitive or a gerund with no difference in meaning
- •Verbs followed by an infinitive or gerund with a difference in meaning
- •Exercise 31. Practice using troublesome verbs
- •Exercise 32. Read a sentence and write a second sentence with the same meaning. Begin your sentence in the way shown.
- •Exercise 33. Make your own sentences. Complete each sentence using -ing.
- •Exercise 34. Review of Troublesome Verbs
- •Exercise 35. Complete these sentences in any appropriate way using either the to-infinitive or the -ing form of the verb in brackets. If both forms are possible, give them both.
- •Exercise 36. Put the verb in the brackets after the verb «to like» into the correct form
- •Exercise 37. Here is some information about Tom when he was a child.
- •Exercise 38. Your friend has some problems and you have to be helpful. For each problem write a question with try.
- •Exercise 40. Make sentences with afraid. Read each situation and then use the words in brackets to write your sentence.
- •Exercise 43. Complete these sentences with either a to-infinitive or an -ing form. Choose an appropriate verb. Sometimes more than one verb is possible.
- •Using the perfect form of gerunds Exercise 44. Read this police report on a witness questioned about a robbery. Fill in the blanks by making gerunds in the perfect form from the verbs given.
- •Using the passive form of gerunds Exercise 45. Complete the sentences using active and passive gerunds.
- •Exercise 46. Complete the following article by filling in the blanks with the passive form of gerunds made from the verbs given in parentheses. (Use the verb be in the passive gerunds.)
- •Exercise 47. Translate into English.
- •Exercise 48. Complete the sentences using active and passive gerunds.
- •Exercise 49. Complete the sentences with one of the expressions mentioned above
- •Compare gerund to verbal noun
- •Exercise 50. Analyze the -ing forms in the sentences below. State which of them are gerunds and which verbal nouns:
- •Exercise 51. Analyze the -ing-forms stating whether they are gerunds or verbal nouns.
- •Reviewing Exercise 52. Identify the forms and functions of the Gerund
- •Exercise 53. Retirement Communities
- •Exercise 54. Replace the italicized clauses by gerund. Use prepositions where necessary:
- •Exercise 55. State the syntactic functions of the gerund. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •Exercise 56. Complete the sentences using the gerund from the following list:
- •Exercise 57. Complete the following sentences using gerund.
- •Exercise 58. Find the gerund and translate the sentences from English into Russian
- •Exercise 59. Fill in the blanks with prepositions where necessary:
- •Exercise 60. Use the gerund from the following list as:
- •Subject
- •Attribute
- •Adverbial modifier of time
- •Adverbial modifier of manner, attending circumstances or cause
- •Part of a compound verbal predicate
- •Exercise 61. Complete the following sentences using the gerund as:
- •Subject
- •Adverbial modifier
- •Exercise 62. Translate into English using the gerund as:
- •Exercise 63. Replace the italicised parts of the sentence or clauses by gerundial phrases:
- •Exercise 64. Analyze the syntactic functions of the gerund. Translate into Russian.
- •Exercise 66. Use the required form of the gerund of the verb in brackets.
- •Exercise 67. Use the required form of the gerund and insert prepositions where necessary.
- •Exercise 68. Change the construction of the sentences using the gerund.
- •Exercise 69. Translate the sentences into English using gerunds.
- •Exercise 70. Translate into English:
- •Exercise 72. Translate into English:
- •Exercise 73. Translate into English.
- •Exercise 74. Translate into English.
- •Exercise 75. Translate into English.
- •Exercise 76. Translate into English.
- •Exercise 77. All Work and No Play
- •Exercise 80. Editing
- •Exercise 80. Personalization
- •Exercise 81. Translate into English using gerund.
- •Exercise 82. Translate into English.
- •Reference
- •Contents
- •Verbs followed by either an infinitive or a gerund with no difference in meaning 20
- •Verbs followed by an infinitive or gerund with a difference in meaning 21
Exercise 57. Complete the following sentences using gerund.
1. I didn't mind ______
They objected ______
She prevented ______
I don't remember .
He entered the room without ______
They insisted ______
1 don't like the idea ______
Do you think there is any use ______?
I can't bear the thought ______
There was no point ______
It was good ______
He could no more resist ______.
Why should I insist .______
The picture was definitely worth ______.
It was no earthly good ______.
Do you mind ______?
I’m not trying to accuse you ______.
You can get there in fifteen minutes by ______.
I can't give you any answer without first ______.
The driver kept ______.
I see no harm ______.
We had no hope ______.
He got this job ______.
She lost about eight pounds last month ______.
Who is responsible ______?
We couldn't help ______.
Exercise 58. Find the gerund and translate the sentences from English into Russian
1. It’s natural living like this alone with Nature. 2. Keeping his secret won't do any harm. 3. All I want is getting to the truth. 4. He had great difficulty in undoing his collar. 5. He did not like the idea of her staying with her father's people in Capetown. 6. 1 don't feel comfortable at Miss Brown's leaving us so soon. 7. He was good at gathering mushrooms. 8. I kept walking quickly. 9. He was aware of Jack's watching him attentively. 10. Raymond did not like being called Ray, 11. It was some time before I remembered having met him on the Liston plane. 12. She smiled without showing her teeth.
Exercise 59. Fill in the blanks with prepositions where necessary:
1. Much depends ______getting him to listen to us. 2. She was engaged ______sorting out stockings. 3. She only succeeded _____ entirely blocking the way. 4. She showed no intention ______leaving. 5. There seemed to be no point ______staying. 6. He saw no harm ______having a drink or two from time to time. 7. You can only do harm ______interfering. 8. No measures can be taken ______first making a full investigation. 9. He did not in the least object ______being examined and our doctor went all over him ______finding any trace of recent injuries. 10. We suspected her ______not telling all she knew but we could not very well accuse her ______hiding facts _____ knowing ourselves what those facts were. 11. I was not used ______driving a big car through crowded streets. 12. She was surprisingly clever ______finding out things. 13. How can I prevent her ______going there ______actually locking her up? 14. 1 was thinking at the time ______selling the place. 15. She got the invitation ______meeting Jill at some party and ______talking about dogs with sympathy and understanding. 16. 1 can find that out ______asking.
Exercise 60. Use the gerund from the following list as:
Subject
continuing, going, riding, keeping, finding
1. Robinson thought at the time that ______a journal would be an occupation for my mind. 2. My brother always said that ______is the best exercise. 3. I'm afraid it's no use ______this discussion. 4. It's no use ______over old ground. 5. ______him there surprised me greatly.
b) direct object
sitting, opening, hearing, being, doing
1. I remember ______her complain to Joe. 2. The box was stoutly made and resisted ______3. I intend ______it tomorrow. 4. Would you mind ______over here? 5. Now I had resolved, if possible, to avoid ______alone with any of these men, these strangers.
c) prepositional object
shaking, stopping, calling, getting, drinking, missing, dealing, being, saying, twisting
1. She was afraid of ______Miller in the crowd. 2. He was fond of ______: "The superstition of today is the science of yesterday." 3. Thank you for ______4. On the way home Sally insisted on ______in front of our college. 5. I am assure you I am quite capable of ______with the matter. 6. After that, of course, I had difficulty in ______off Tom Wells. 7. I am sick and tired of ______tea without milk. 8. Surely that prevents the day from ______ordinary. 9. They were certainly clever at ______one's remarks.