Mastering Gerunds in English Language Learning
Explore the use of gerunds in English language learning through various examples and exercises. Enhance your understanding of gerunds with practical applications and improve your proficiency in English grammar.
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, , 1. Fishing is his favorite hobby, and ________ . A. he d like to collect coins as well B. he feels like collecting coins, too C. to collect coins is also his hobby D. collecting coins also gives him great pleasure D
1. Having Having enough passion enough passion is not enough if you want to do this job well. 2. Eating more fruit every day Eating more fruit every day is helpful to keep you away from SARS. It s no good smoking, so you d better give it up It s no use arguing with him He being elected He being elected secretary of the League Branch was not a surprise to us. His being His being His coming late His coming late made the teacher angry.
The purpose of new technologies is making life easier, ________ it more difficult. A. not make B. not to make C. not making D. do not make C 1. My hobby is collecting insect stamps collecting insect stamps. =Collecting insect specimens Collecting insect specimens is my hobby.
1. He finished reading the book reading the book yesterday. 2. I mean finishing the task finishing the task in no time. 3. She could not help crying moving story. 4. The Titanic turned just in time and narrowly missed being struck being struck by the immense wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her. 5. He is proud of his son s winning the first prize his son s winning the first prize. 6. Their funds are adequate for meeting their moderate needs needs. 7. Their preparations for travelling abroad travelling abroad were very time-consuming. crying when she was reading the meeting their moderate
1. postpone, delay, feel like, dislike, enjoy, fancy, imagine avoid, escape, miss, deny, resist, consider, excuse, finish, involve, practice , suggest, stand, risk, mind, appreciate 2. To+ / come to, turn to, object to, lead to, belong to, look forward to, be used to, pay attention to, devote to, dedicate to
3. stop doing A stop to do B remember to do remember doing forget to do forget doing regret to do regret doing try to do try doing mean to do mean doing
4. He didnt mind being left alone being left alone at home. She bought a writing writing desk. There is a beautiful reading reading room in the school. a writing desk means a desk for writing a desk for writing a writing desk
1. How about the two of us ________ a walk down the garden? A. to take B. take C. taking D. to be taking C 2. I must apologize for ________ ahead of time. That s all right. A. letting you not know B. not letting you know C. letting you know not D. letting not you know B
3. You were brave enough to raise objections at the meeting. Well, now I regret ________ that. A. to do B. to be doing C. to have done D. having done D 4. One learns a language by making mistakes and ________ them. A. correct B. correcting C. corrects D. to correct B
1. I would appreciate ________ back this afternoon. A. you to call B. you call C. your calling D. you re calling C 2. I can hardly imagine Peter ________ across the Atlantic Ocean in five days. A. sail B. to sail C. sailing D. to have sailed C 3. What do you think of the book? Oh, excellent. It s worth ________ a second time. A. to read B. to be read C. reading D. being read C
4. Let me tell you something about the journalists. Don t you remember ________ me the story yesterday? A. told B. telling C. to tell D. to have been told B 5. I usually go there by train. Why not ________ by boat for a change? A. to try going B. try to go C. to try and go D. try going D 6. In some parts of London, missing a bus means ________ for another hour. A. waiting B. to wait wait D. to be waiting A C.
7. I dont regret ________ even if it might have upset her A. to tell her what I thought B. to have told her that I thought C. telling what I thought D. telling her what I thought D 8. How about the two of us ________ a walk down the garden? A. to take B. take C. taking D. to be taking C
1. , , : I appreciate talking with such people. Being careless is not a good habit. 2. I don t remember having met him before. Thank you for having taken so much trouble to help. 3. not doing: His not being able to pass the exam made the teacher unhappy.
4. (1) : I don t like being laughed at in public. (2) : I am very pleased at your having been honored with a medal. (3) , : Excuse me for being late. I don t remember ever meeting you somewhere. Thank you for giving us so much help. (4) : She is afraid of being shown to strangers.
