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Gerund 2
Grammar and Vocabulary Ⅱ
October 25, 2011
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Gerund
Verbal noun which has exactly the same form as the present participle: running, speaking, working, etc.
It can be used in the following ways: (a) as subject of a sentence: Fishing is a lot of fun. (b) as complement of a verb: My hobby is painting.
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(c) after prepositions:
He is interested in collecting stamps.
(d) after certain verbs:
He kept talking.
(e) in noun compounds:
living room, driving license,
swimming pool
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Mini conversation practice
I am fond of reading detective stories. And you?
I am interested in visiting old temples. And you?
I never get tired of seeing Kurosawa movies. How about you?
I enjoy listening to music. How about you?
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A: I don’t have any plans for this weekend. What would you like to suggest doing?
B: How about going on a picnic?
青字の部分をいろいろ変えて尋ねてみま
しょう！
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Exercise 4 （ p.58 ）
(1) To quit drinking alcohol is difficult.
〔動名詞を用いて〕 ⇒ Quitting drinking alcohol is
difficult.
(2) It is convenient to send e-mails.
〔 It を用いず、動名詞で〕 ⇒ Sending e-mails is convenient.
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(3) I love to take a walk on sunny days.
〔動名詞を用いて〕 ⇒ I love taking a walk on sunny
days.
(4) It makes me happy to sing karaoke.
〔 It を用いず、動名詞で〕 ⇒ Singing karaoke makes me
happy.
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Use your own ideas to complete these sentences. Use –ing.
1. She’s a very interesting person. I always enjoy ____________.
2. I’m afraid there aren’t any chairs. I hope you don’t mind ____________.
3. It was a beautiful day, so I suggested ____________.
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4. It was very funny. I couldn’t stop ____________.
5. My car isn’t very reliable. It keeps ____________.
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WEB Exercise
Gerund_01 Gerund_02 Gerund_03
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GRAMMAR CHALLENGE
Regret How can we use the word regret as a verb? In this week's grammar challenge, we asked Mariela to form correct sentences about things that happened in the past, that she wishes she could change now...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1748_gramchallenge4/index.shtml
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See you next week!
