- •V. R. Novak
- •(The verbals)
- •The use of the infinitive without the particle to (the bare infinitive)
- •Comment on the forms of the infinitives.
- •Give all the possible forms of the following infinitives:
- •Complete the sentences by using suitable Infinitives:
- •Use the verbs in brackets in the required form.
- •Comment on the cases of the Split Infinitive. Translate the sentences into Ukrainian.
- •Use to before the infinitives where possible.
- •Translate into English.
- •Functions of the gerund
- •Gerund. Practise the functions.
- •Functions of the gerund. Prepositions
- •Prepositional object
- •Attribute
- •Exercises. Gerund with prepositions
- •Underline the correct preposition.
- •Fill in the gaps with a correct preposition.
- •Complete the sentences:
- •1. Use either the Infinitive or Gerund of the verbs in brackets
- •2. Translate into English
- •3. Use either the Infinitive or Gerund of the verbs in brackets
- •The Participle
- •Exercises
- •I. Participial phrase as parenthesis. Translate the following sentences from English into Ukrainian.
- •V. Participle II as part of a complex subject/part of a compound verbal
- •VI. Participial phrase as parenthesis.
- •Exercises
- •I. Participial phrase as parenthesis.
- •Predicative Constructions with the Participle
- •The Objective Participial Construction
- •Exercises
- •Exercises The Objective Participial Construction(with Participle II)
- •The Subjective Participial Construction
- •Exercises The Subjective Participial Construction (with Participle I and Participle II)
- •Exercises The Nominative Absolute Participial Construction
- •Exercises The Prepositional Absolute Participial Construction
- •Absolute Constructions without a Participle
- •Revision Exercises
- •Exercises
- •Infinitive, gerund and participle I
- •1. Define the functions of the Verbals:
- •2. Translate into English:
- •3. Define the forms and the functions of the Verbals in the sentences below:
- •4. Translate into English:
Fill in the gaps with a correct preposition.
She persists _______ playing that dreadful song again and again.
Jane is always quick ________ answering the teacher’s questions.
The police suspect her _______ committing a robbery.
I’m quite satisfied ________ getting my new television.
The burglar threatened the woman _______ killing for misbehavior.
She is tired _______ doing the same thing every day.
This wet weather is typical _______ England.
He wastes all his money _______ buying computer games.
Who will compensate me ________ losing my time?
I was ashamed ______ having lied to her.
I don’t think he is capable ______ committing murder.
Paula had no hesitation ______ accepting the help.
Time passes quickly when you are absorbed ______ reading a good book.
I was a little bit disappointed ______ not meeting Charles.
The quarrel resulted _______ his mother leaving the house.
He made a point ________ never sounding disappointed.
He had never had much difficulty _______ getting jobs. The trouble had always been ______ keeping them.
A man of letters is accustomed ______ writing.
You seem upset _______ losing Jones.
Complete the sentences:
Of course, I had the advantage ____________________________________________(know).
Then I suspected him ______________________________________________________(tease).
He apologized _____________________________________________________________(keep).
Mother always disapproved______________________________________________(behave).
He reproached himself _______________________________________________________(try).
I was surprised ______________________________________________________________(see).
He was annoyed _________her___________________________________(get him involved).
At college, I formed a habit ________________________________________________(keep).
I’m glad to have the opportunity _____________________________________________(talk).
That was one of my reasons ________________________________________________(bring).
There was no sense _________________________________________________________(stay).
He hated the idea ___________________________________________________________(be).
Now there is a real danger ________________________________________________(spread).
There doesn’t seem to be much point ______________________________________(come).
There was no doubt __________________________________________________________(be).
She could think of no way ________________________________________________(explain).
He had the gift ______________________________________________________________(see).
Verbs followed only by infinitives (or (pro)noun +inf):
to appear to arrange to ask to authorize to beg to care to cause to challenge to command to compel to convince to claim to consent to dare to decide to demand to deserve to direct to encourage to expect
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to fail to forbid to force to guarantee to happen to hire to hope to impel to implore to induce to instruct to invite to know how to leave to learn to let to manage to oblige to offer to order
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to persuade to prepare to promise to refuse to remind to request to seem to struggle to swear to teach to tell to tend to train to urge to volunteer to wait to want to warn to wish would like |
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Verbs followed only by gerunds:
to admit to anticipate to appreciate to avoid to be worth to burst out can’t help to complete to consider to delay to deny to detest to dislike to discuss |
to enjoy to escape to excuse to explain to fancy to feel like to finish to forgive to get through to give up to go on to imagine to involve to keep (on) to leave off to loathe to look like |
to mention to mind to miss to pardon to postpone to practice to put off to quit to recall to recollect to resent to resist to risk to suggest to tolerate to understand
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Verbs followed by either gerunds or infinitives:
to advise (can) afford to agree to allow to attempt to begin can’t bear can’t stand to cease to choose to continue |
to dread to fear to forget to hate to hesitate to intend to (dis)like to love to mean to need to neglect to plan |
to permit to prefer to pretend to propose to recommend to regret to remember to require to start to stop to threaten to try |
Exercises