Noun: Dancing had not begun yet. – Танцы еще не начались. (b) by an infinitive
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I'm looking forward to seeing you at Christmas. Do you object to working on Sundays?' I'm not used to driving in London. I prefer riding to walking. If you are not sure whether to is a preposition or not, try putting a noun after it. If you can, it is a preposition (and is followed by the -ing form of a verb). Compare: I'm not used to British traffic conditions. I'm not used to driving on the left. I object to music in restaurants. I object to having loud music playing while I eat. If to cannot be followed by a noun, it is not a preposition, and-ing is not used. You cannot say *I want to dinner, so you do not say *I want to eating. Common examples of to +-ing are: look forward to + -ing, object to + -ing, be used to + -ing in addition to + -ing, be accustomed to + -ing (but be accustomed to + infinitive is also possible). 10 -ing form: special cases a) Note the use of the -ing form after as, like, than and idiomatic expressions it is some/any/no etc + good and it is some/any /no etc + use, there is no point in… As well as getting on everybody's nerves, he's got a habit of borrowing money and forgetting to pay it back. Why don't you do something useful, like cleaning the flat? There's nothing that depresses me more than waking up with a hangover on a wet Monday. Is it any good trying to explain? It's not much use buying salmon if you don't like fish. There is no point in waiting all day. b) The use of the –ing form after worth. Worth can be used in two structures. 1. With introductory it as a subject. It isn’t worth repairing the car. Is it worth visiting Leicester? It’s not worth getting angry with her. It’s not worth getting upset. 2. With a noun or pronoun as a subject. (Note that in this case the subject of the sentence is also the object of the –ing form). жүктеу/скачать 152.5 Kb. Достарыңызбен бөлісу:
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