Subject+Verb+Gerund - Grammar gym
Subject + Verb + Gerund
In
this pattern, the verbs are followed by gerunds.
Examples
: We avoided talking (NOT to talk) about the matter.
I finished painting (NOT to
paint) the door.
Other
verbs used in this way are :
suggest
mind
keep
imagine
postpone
|
deny
enjoy
stop
miss
consider
|
EXERCISE 23 Write out the sentences. Put in a subject and use a gerund in each
case.
Example
: (Subject)/admitted/hide the fact.
The manager admitted hiding the
fact.
1. (Subject)/suggested/build
another airport.
2. (Subject)/denied/know
the truth.
3. (Subject)/do
not mind/wait a little longer.
4. (Subject)/enjoy/play
tennis.
5. (Subject)/kept/talk
during the meeting.
6. (Subject)/stopped/discuss
the plan.
7. (Subject)/sometimes
imagine/become rich.
8. (Subject)/considered/give
a party on her birthday.
9. (Subject)/missed/see
that show.
10. (Subject)/postponed/leave the city.
Answers EXERCISE 23 (Page 29)
1. The ministers suggested building another airport. 2. The secretary denied
knowing the truth.
3. They don't mind waiting a little longer. 4. I enjoy playing tennis.
5. The girls kept talking during the meeting. 6. The boys stopped discussing the plan.
7. The beggars sometimes imagine becoming rich. 8. Betty considered giving a party on her birthday.
9. Mrs. Green missed seeing that show. 10. The travelers postponed leaving the city.
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