Noun: Dancing had not begun yet. – Танцы еще не начались. (b) by an infinitive
Exercise 6. Complete the following sentences using the gerund as
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a) subject: 1. It was good ... . 2. It was no use … . 3. ... was not a Simple matter. 4. It was handy … . 5. There was nothing ... . 6. … was a great pleasure. b) part of a compound verbal predicate: 1. They went on ... . 2. She kept ... . 3. Little girl stopped ... . 4. They ceased … . 5. She began ... toward the bedroom. 6. He started ... . 7. She burst out ... . c) direct object: 1. I suggest … . 2. They intended … . 3. Everybody enjoys ... . 4. They couldn't avoid ... . 5. She couldn't resist .... 6. You would not mind … . 7. His watch needed ... . 8. My shirt wanted … . 9. Fancy … . 10. They were busy ... . 11. He doesn't remember ... . 12. They hated ... . 13. I regret … . d) prepositional object : 1. I couldn't dream of ... . 2. She was fond of ... . 3. He was on the point of… . 4. I felt incapable of ... . 5. He thought of ... . 6. They were capable of … . 7. They were afraid of ... . 8. There was a great deal of ... . 9. Thank you for ... . 10. He is not good at … . 11. They are clever at ... . 12. They insisted on ... . 13. He succeeded in … . 14. Forgive me for ... . 15. They accused me of … . 16. I was aware of … . 17. He prevented her from … . e) attribute: 1. Is there any hope of …? 2. I felt the need of … . 3. What are your grounds for ... ? 4. His companions were just on the point of … . 5. As he approached he gave no sign of ... . 6. This was her only chance of … . 7. He got into the habit of ... 8. I've no doubt she can change her way of … . 9. I don't like the idea of ... . f) adverbial modifier: 1. She must keep an eye on him without … . 2. I ended by … 3. After ... he went back to his room. 4. On … I decided to leave. 5. She paused for half a minute before … . 6. He lost no time in … . Exercise 7. Insert the correct preposition before the gerund where required. 1. "I hated the idea … your going," he said simply. 2. She said: "Excuse me … coming in … knocking." 3. The others insisted … accompanying them. 4. I am tired … being old and wise. 5. We'll look forward … seeing you. 6. Why were you so anxious to prevent anybody ... leaving the house? 7. I'm afraid I shan't succeed … being as sympathetic as you have the right to expect. 8. I was afraid … saying the wrong thing. 9. Look here, it may sound funny, but I'm terrifically grateful to you … saying it. 10. Both windows needed … cleaning. 11. I've paid very heavily … being a romantic girl. 12. She could not bear … lying. 13. I suppose nothing is gained …. delaying. 14. They were in the habit … coming up to London for the season. 15. We wouldn't mind … being poor again. 16. I didn't at all like the idea… going to the station in the luggage cart. 17. He looked at me for a long time … answering. 18. He felt he was going to be denounced … daring to suggest such a thing. 19. I thought you had just been blaming me … being neutral. 20. If you won't tell me what's wrong, what's the use … my being here?. жүктеу/скачать 152.5 Kb. Достарыңызбен бөлісу:
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