Noun: Dancing had not begun yet. – Танцы еще не начались. (b) by an infinitive
Exercise 4. State the syntactic function of the gerund
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- Exercise 5. Use the gerund from the following list as: a) subject (continuing, going, riding, keeping, finding )
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1. It's no use doing things by halves. 2. She kept eyeing Henry with interest. 3. He didn't feel like talking to anyone now. 4. I could not help thinking of the island in this anatomical way. 5. After pausing for breath she announced, "I have some excellent news." 6. She explained this to them by saying she was busy. 7. She asked her one or two questions. Kitty answered them without knowing what they meant. 8. The land was the one thing in the world worth fighting for. 9. After a moment, everyone started talking again. 10. Jennie was busy all next day preparing for a cocktail-party. 11. He supposed it was the civilized way of doing things. 12. She waited a minute or two before speaking. 13. Julie expressed horror at the very thought of going out into the cold. 14. I could not answer for coughing. 15. Housekepping with Lidia worked quite well. 16. "A mule would be useful for crossing the mountain," I observed. Exercise 5. Use the gerund from the following list as: a) 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): I. 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 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. жүктеу/скачать 152.5 Kb. Достарыңызбен бөлісу:
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