EXERCISE 4: Write the following sentences , using Gerund phrases : Model : It is really quite easy to learn English. [r]
(1)The Gerund ( V_ ing ) GV Daïy Subject :
Ex: Swimming is my favourite sport Object :
Ex: I like going to the cinema at weekends Complement:
Ex : My hobby is reading
4.Articles and Adjective pronouns :
Ex: The draining of swamps is very important here I don't like their coming here
Verbs that are always followed by the Gerund :
- Admit ( thừa nhận ) - allow - suggest - finish ( Ôn tập Lớp 11 ) Ex : I'll the shopping when I've finished cleaning the flat Adjective + Preposition followed by the gerund :
Accustomed to :quen với - Afraid of - successful in ( thành công ) - hopeful of ( hy vọng ) - bored with ( chán ) - intent on ( có ý định ) - capable of ( có khả ) - (be) used to ( quen với) - proud of ( hãnh diện ) - responsible for ( có trách nhiệm ) - excited about : (kích động ) - interested in - famous for - fond of - ashamed of ( xấu hổ ) -surprised at ( ngạc nhiên ) - tired of : ( chán ) tired from ( mệt ) opposed to ( phản đối ) essential to ( cần thiết ) - worried about ( lo lắng )
Ex : Ann is afraid of getting married now Tommy is fond of dancing
Nouns + prepositions followed by the gerund :
- choice of ( chọn lựa ) - excuse for ( lí ) - intention of ( ý định) -method for ( of) ( phương pháp) - possibility of ( ) - reason for ( lí )
Ex : Tommy has no excuse for dropping out of school There is no reason for going out tonight
Exercise1 :Combine each pair of sentences into one sentences, using the Gerund : 1.Alice made a mistake in her homework She remembered it
Alice remembered making a mistake in her homework. 2.Tom asked me to remind him to buy a new shirt I forgot it I forgot reminding Tom to buy a new shirt.
3.Mr Pike taught John several years ago , He doesn't remembered it Mr Pike doesn't remembered teaching John several years ago
4.This work must be done before we go home We mustn't gorget we forgot doing this work before going home.
5.Mary planned to go to the concert last night she forgot it She forgot going to the concert last night
6.Peter lived in the country when he was a boy He doesn't remember it He doesn't remember living in the country when he was a boy
7.He took Jane to a party two months ago He remembered it He remembered taking Jane to a party two months ago
(2)9.Hellen didn't buy some meat She forgot it She forgot not buying some meat.
10.Jim called his friend on his birthday He remembered it He remembered calling his friend on his birthday
Exercise 2:Rewrite the following sentences, Using Gerund phrases: 1.A good way of keeping fit is to swim everyday
Swimming everyday is a good way of keeping fit 2.It takes a long time to learn a foreign language Learning a foreign language takes a long time
3.Clean the machine more often that will solve your problems Cleaning the machine more often will solve your problems 4.Grow your own food It's less expensive
Growing your own food is less expensive 5.Give up smoking I will make you feel better Giving up smoking will make you feel better 6.It is cheaper to go by rail than by air Going by rail is cheaper than going by air You are not allowed to smoke here Smoking is not allowed here
8.It's not very pleasant to be in hospital Being in hospital is not very pleasant 9.It's very difficult to wind surt properly
win surfing properly is very difficult
10.It's more difficult to speak a foreign language than to read it Speaking a foreign language is more difficult than reading it 11.It is forbidden to walk on the grass
Walking on the grass is forbidden
12.One thing I can't is swim on my back Swimming on my back is one thing I can't
13.It's difficult to be polite to someone you don't like Being polite to someone you don't like is difficult 14.It's not easy to change money here on a Saturday Changing money here on a Saturday is not easy
15.It is impossible to park your car during office hours Parking your car during office hours is impossible.
Exercise : Tell what the -ING is gerund or present participle 1.A sleeping child looks lovely
Present participle
2.There is no room in the sleeping car , not even for one more passenger Present participle used as Adj
3.A drinking buffalo is the familiar sight in the countryside Present participle
(3)5.Smoking is dangerous for your health Gerund
6.The posters with a smoking man on the wall are used to advertise Present participle used as Adj
7.They are sitting on a beachin the park Present participle
8.I object to smoking in my room Gerund
9.My lunch waiting for me here is a delicious meal Present participle
10.He's reading a newspaper in the waiting-room Present participle
11.Swimming is my hobby Gerund
12.It's very hot today There are a lot of people in the swimming pool Present participle
13.We saw a boy swimming across the river Present participle
14.Mary is fond of fishing on the lake in hot weather Gerund
15 Tom has bought a new fishing line Present participle used as Adj
16.I watched them fishing on the lake all the afternoon Present participle
17.We heard hunters shooting wild animals in the forest Present participle
18.Hunting was Hemingway's favourite hobby Gerund
19 Air plane is the flying - machine Present participle used as Adj
20.The ducks, which were flying low over the marsh, were easy targets for the hidden hunters
(4)The Gerund ( V_ ing )
Exercise1 :Combine each pair of sentences into one sentences, using the Gerund : 1.Alice made a mistake in her homework She remembered it
2.Tom asked me to remind him to buy a new shirt I forgot it
3.Mr Pike taught John several years ago , He doesn't remembered it 4.This work must be done before we go home We mustn't gorget 5.Mary planned to go to the concert last night she forgot it
6.Peter lived in the country when he was a boy He doesn't remember it 7.He took Jane to a party two months ago He remembered it
8.Grand 's mother often wears her glasses when she reads Sometimes she forgets 9.Hellen didn't buy some meat She forgot it
10.Jim called his friend on his birthday He remembered it
Exercise 2:Rewrite the following sentences, Using Gerund phrases: 1.A good way of keeping fit is to swim everyday
2.It takes a long time to learn a foreign language
3.Clean the machine more often that will solve your problems 4.Grow your own food It's less expensive
5.Give up smoking I will make you feel better 6.It is cheaper to go by rail than by air
7 You are not allowed to smoke here 8.It's not very pleasant to be in hospital 9.It's very difficult to wind surt properly
10.It's more difficult to speak a foreign language than to read it 11.It is forbidden to walk on the grass
12.One thing I can't is swim on my back
13.It's difficult to be polite to someone you don't like 14.It's not easy to change money here on a Saturday 15.It is impossible to park your car during office hours
Exercise : Tell what the -ING is gerund or present participle 1.A sleeping child looks lovely
2.There is no room in the sleeping car , not even for one more passenger 3.A drinking buffalo is the familiar sight in the countryside
4.Drinking is necessary to maintain life 5.Smoking is dangerous for your health
6.The posters with a smoking man on the wall are used to advertise 7.They are sitting on a beachin the park
8.I object to smoking in my room
9.My lunch waiting for me here is a delicious meal 10.He's reading a newspaper in the waiting-room 11.Swimming is my hobby
12.It's very hot today There are a lot of people in the swimming pool 13.We saw a boy swimming across the river
14.Mary is fond of fishing on the lake in hot weather 15 Tom has bought a new fishing line
16.I watched them fishing on the lake all the afternoon 17.We heard hunters shooting wild animals in the forest 18.Hunting was Hemingway's favourite hobby
(5)20.The ducks, which were flying low over the marsh, were easy targets for the hidden hunters EXERCISE : Put the verbs in parentheses into the correct form (gerund or Infinitive)
1 I am looking forward to ( see) you ( seeing ) I arranged ( meet ) them here ( to meet ) I wish ( see) the manager (to see )
4 It's no use ( wait ) ( waiting ) Please go on (write ) ( writing )
6 Would you mind ( shut ) the window ? -ing I advise you ( study) English at once - to study I have no intention of ( go ) to that film- going I had to ask the boys (stop) (play) to stop / playing 10 I have decided ( allow) my friend (do) as she pleases
EXERCISE :Supply the correct preposition and the gerund form of the verb in parenthese Model : Mary is fond ( swim )
Mary is fond of swimming
1.John intested ( buy ) a new car on buying
2.He needs more practise ( speak ) English in speaking 3.She is afraid ( fail) of failing
4.Mary is not interested ( learn ) to speak French in learning 5.Thank you ( help ) me for helping
6.We are looking forward (see) you to seeing 7.He is good (play) tennis at playing
8.I have no objection (carry) out the plan to carrying 9.Jim got tired (wait) for us of waiting
10.we are thinking (study)French of studying
EXERCISE 4:Write the following sentences , using Gerund phrases : Model : It is really quite easy to learn English
Learning English is really quite easy 1.It was wonderful to see our old friends again ( was) 2.It is useless to complain about that matter now (is )
3.It was very uncomfortable to sit in one place for so long (was) 4.It will be a lot of fun to go to that party next week (will) 5.It was be interesting to travel to Italy by boat (will) 6.it was exciting to meet the president(was)
7 It is not so easy to write good compositions in English (is) 8.It takes about seven hours to drive from here to Dalat(takes) 9.It usually takes me forty minutes to get to school (takes) 10 It took us eight hours to fly to Hanoi (takes)
EXERCISE5: Rewrite the following sentences,using the gerund : When did you begin to study English ?
2 Your hair needs to be cut He advised me to apply at once
(6)6 She never ceased to complain about prices I can't bear to be laughed at
8 He continued to live in the country It started to rain
10 the room needs to be painted
EXERCISE : Change the construction of the sentences using the Gerund : Model : a/ I like when I everything myself
I like doing everything myself b/ She laughed but she did not reply
She laughed without replying 1.She bowed her head but she did not speak 2.I don't remember that I met him in London She insisted that she should be called Joyce 4.I suggested that should visit the Smiths
5.The younger man hesitated before he answered 6.She stepped back and did not say a word
7.The apples are good to eat
8.This sunny room is very pleasant to work in 9.To be watched made him nervous
10.Until she came to the Sahara, she'd never seen a cannel before EXERCISE Choose the correct word.
1 Read these sentences about your teeth healthy
A.keep B.you keep C.to keep D.keeping
2.Do the following things healthy teeth ?
A.to have B.having C.for having D.have
3.Avoid a lot of sweets
A eating B.to eat C.eat D.for eating
4.It is very important tooth decay
A.avoid B.avoiding C.to avoid D.avoided
5.Unfortunitely you cannot stop tooth decay simply by your teeth
A.you brush B.brushing C.to brush D.brushed
6.One way to stop tooth is .less suger
A.to eat B.for eating C.you eat D.you are eating
7.Fluoride toothpaste helps tooth decay
A.for preventing B.prevented C.to prevent D.preventing your teeth with fluoride toothpaste after every meal is important
A.Brushes B.Brush C.Brushing D.You bush
9.Many countries have also started fluoride to drinking water
A.add B.with adding C.they add D.to add
10.They have proved that teeth healthy
A.to keep B.keep C it keeps D.keeping