STUDY THE FOLLOWING
SOME VERBS AND WORD COMBINATIONS FOLLOWED BY A GERUND
to stop
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doing smth.
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to finish
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to mind
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to enjoy
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to be fond of
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to be good at
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to go in for
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to be worth
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can’t help
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to go on
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Note. The preposition without may be followed by a gerundialconstruction: e. g. He left the room without saying a word. One can’tlearn without making mistakes.
GRAMMAR EXERCISES
Complete the following sentences using a gerund: 1. Go on ... . 2. He stopped ... . 3. He couldn’t help ... . 4. We all enjoyed ... . 5. Have you finished ...? 6. I don’t mind ... . 7. Her cousin is fond of ... . 8. The child is rather good at ... . 9. She goes in for ... . 10. The poem is worth ... 11. The boy doesn’t read a sentence without ... . 12. You won’t go there without ...
. 1. Go on reading. 2. He stopped writing. 3. He couldn't help laughing. 4. We all enjoyed swimming. 5. Have you finished smoking? 6. I don't mind walking. 7. Her cousin is fond of knitting. 8. The child is rather good at painting. 9. She goes in for driving. 10. The poem is worth reciting. 11. The boy doesn't read a sentence without gasping. 12. You won't go there without limping.
II. Translate the following sentences into English:
1. Прекратите разговаривать (смеяться; курить; писать; ссориться). 2. Мать велела детям закончить игру (чтение; вязание; шитье; глажение). 3. Продолжайте петь (работать над этим текстом; переводить эту статью; писать; изучать эту проблему). 4. Вы не против того, чтобы открыть окно (собраться в субботу; пойти туда вместе; повторить это упражнение)? 5. Я очень люблю рисовать
(играть в теннис; петь в хоре; читать вслух). 6. Мы получили удо вольствие от ее пения (от плавания; от беседы с ним; от катания на лыжах в лесу). 7. Я не могла не согласиться с ним (не подождать ее; не ответить на его вопрос). 8. Стоит посмотреть эту пьесу (посетить этот музей; сделать эти упражнения устно). 9. Он ушел из комнаты, не сказав ни слова (не глядя ни на кого; не взяв ничего с собой; не попрощавшись). 10. Ее дочери увлекаются вязанием (катанием на коньках, танцами).
1. Stop talking (laughing, smoking, writing, quarrelling). 2. The mother ordered the children to finish playing (read- ing, knitting, sewing, ironing). 3. Goon singing (working at / on this text, translating this article, writing, studying this problem). 4. Do you mind (my) opening the window (our meeting/ gathering together on Saturday, going there together, repeating thiexercise)? 5. Iam fond of drawing (playing tennis, singing in chorus, reading aloud). 6. We have enjoyed her singing (swimming, talking to him, skiing in the woods / forest). 7. I couldn't help agreeing with him (waiting for her, an- swering his question). 8. The play is worth seeing (the museum is worth visiting, these exercises are worth doing orally). 9. He left the room
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