- •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 9. Using Possessives with Gerunds as Direct Object
REMEMBER!
In informal English objective forms of (pro)noun are commonly used with -ing instead of possessives
Do you mind my making a suggestion?
Do you mind me making a suggestion?
Read the following letter written to Pamela's advice column. Combine each pair of sentences, using a possessive noun or possessive pronoun and a gerund in each new sentence you write.
Dear Pamela: My friend Helen married Tom last year against my advice. They didn't know each other very well at the time, as they had met only three weeks prior to their wedding. Now they are discovering things about each other that they don't like.
For example: 1. Tom smokes cigars in the bedroom. Helen can't stand this.
Helen can’t stand Tom’s smoking in the bedroom.
Helen talks on the phone to her boss on weekends. Tom is annoyed by this.
Tom is rude to Helen's family. Helen can't tolerate this.
Helen's cooking is terrible. Tom dislikes this.
5. Tom swears at other drivers. Helen is disturbed by this.
6. Tom spends hours in front of the TV. Helen resents this.
Helen snores. Tom can’t sleep because of this.
They fight all the time when I am around them . I can’t stand this.
You always have good advice. I really appreciate this.
So please tell me - what should Helen and Tom do?
Bothered in Boston
Gerund as object of a preposition
Any time a verb follows a preposition, the verb must be in gerund form. The chart below lists some common idiomatic expressions with prepositions that are always followed by gerunds.
Preposition
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Example
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ABOUT be excited about be surprised about complain about worry about talk about think about
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I'm thinking about moving to London. We're talking about going on strike. She complained about getting sick. I'm worried about paying my bills. Lenny's surprised about getting fired.
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At be clever at be disappointed at be good at be surprised at |
She is so good at making cakes! We are disappointed at your making so many mistakes. |
FOR apologize for be grateful for be responsible for blame smb for forgive for make an excuse for make up for thank someone for
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I thanked the nurse for helping me. I made an excuse for being sarcastic. My date made up for being late by buying me roses. He apologized for coming late. |
From prevent smb from stop from |
The rain prevented us from completing the work. Nothing can stop me from going there. |
IN/ON be engaged in be interested in depend on insist on persist in succeed in take part in result in count on (upon) plan on count on
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I'm interested in improving my French. We took part in helping the poor. You should plan on leaving at 6: 00. You can count on my being early. Has Tom succeeded in finding a job yet? |
OF accuse of approve of be afraid of be capable of be proud of be tired of dream of fond of suspect of think of |
Are you afraid of getting bored? She's tired of explaining the directions. Jan's proud of having so many friends. We don't approve of cheating. I’ve always dreamed of being reach. I was accused of telling lies. |
TO be accustomed to be used to look forward to object to to feel up to |
I look forward to telling you about my trip. I'm not accustomed to sleeping late. I don't feel up to playing basketball oday. |
WITH be fed up with be preoccupied with be satisfied with put up with
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I'll be satisfied with getting a raise. They're fed up with being broke. I won't put up with your misbehaving. She's preoccupied with dieting.
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Against be against decide against warn against |
We decided against moving to London. We were warned against buying it. |
Up give up |
Don’t you think you should give up smoking? |