ficrate ——teate ii rk
sind” Speeme maton a
‘ey fancy mind am stand
‘oe ore = op
‘dics fortoe imvate late
‘ae fan hp pret tinder
‘Some vers can tke ether an object + gerund oan bjt + fit.
Thay are hae, ioe rer a ci a. 1036
We ue imagine ad wertand witha gerund
"a maine Choe dancing ncaa wo inthe morning
whet ep ft et
imagined Chie to bea gut erred pean” 180
We understand the devon tobe a
Preposition + gerund
We sometimes use a getund after a preposition
"drove al the uy thou sopping
And we cnnot wes takelaase
“Instoad of landing at Hers, we had to got Manchester:
She sucrded by Being completly snge-mdat
How about coming rx ths evoing?
fetid tn pte of having slp eg hows
ar from beng the nd of thes. as oy the begining
Pe sith of the lights before leaving.
The drugs approved after being test
We ean use a gerund after these prepositions,
‘ater by In ation 0 since
‘ainss | ymans of favour of tough
Sa rout of dete inipteof nat about
Si emo inthe of a
feermeor om eo
tree howtos rca of
fn he pot of
15
Despteyouour reminding me, compe org
‘om and in have special meanings in this pater,
‘on turning the comer, saa mos unexpected ight
(Casson ae ad turned the corer)
In hull neve motores. they tracted new dusty fo the tum,
(2 ava result of bulding a ew moray
This we of om ad Int ie fora
Far often expresses purpose.
Ths pase fr mang nt
Thee pages are to make nots om
We can also use a gerund after than, as, al Ik expressing compar,
A hod ener than siting a desk
{Watkng in an god for you a seimmng.
‘aring injormaton ftom the company ke pting bled ou of stone
“your sre Man hap thom yours
Verb + preposition + gerund
We can use «gerund afer 3 prepositional ve seh as sink of or ns n
‘ay fend 1 ehnking of sling his moto bike
Pal insists om getting hee ey
Fapolognd for making a mes.
The gerund can sometimes have subject. It comes after the preposton and
Bator the gerund
Pauline an everyone getting thee cry
Yo sr talking aout your cua gol to South America116 Adjective + preposition + gerund
oer miner eee oe
Siem ge” oe EE
Soo gee Ge
eee Se. Bec
ee le ee
Aen ftom dram atouoy —urapase OM
Ey Se es
= ae
For move deta about prepositional verbs,» 222
B A porn can seo flow a verb + abject «preposition
like 0 congratulate you on breaking the world record
Plas forgive me for interrupting
The ver that we cane inhi the following
accuse. of decay fom — a0
ltdmive for forgive jor Se so
cre Shine Sie aes ap
® Pore wt about
Sie iep fom than or
charge rte for tse jt
cca on nm Peinapren
Sem min of
Inthe passive, the prponon comes det after the ver.
The gosrnmont accused of concealing portant information
The man was charged with resting at
sun ca ft a prepostion
hat rong ath Brung le mony?
‘xcusomad to cantent with intent on satisfied wih
Spal af lrent from inserted sort for
re, Engaged fn inoled nth scent an
(iuoyed at exetedar heen om Sopris ay
icons about fammutfor iawn fer tal
ama of fed ap oat mores about srhappyabousar
‘aoare of fondo oppsed wed to 020
‘nada ‘od a lesa about wari about
Pore with anor ready fo ‘trong tt
mabe of guia tse
awe Jn cho responsi for
so spate the gerd ea sometines have a subject. comes afer the
pepostion and etre te gerund.
Fon avare of people staring a me.
Pm supra na anger xn
17 Noun + preposition + gerund
A gerund ean follow noun» preposition
ie toting nt he pos of renting fl.
hac mo sof bing danger
festa question of getting ous organi
ot a
‘he nouns that we ca ise ice the following
atanage inf i of Inetion of purpose no
‘am of recor intr in gustion of
‘ingore xnerinse of jobof ‘son for
cppeorance of ft of ter of repataton for
‘arenes of fear af Gijon wo tkof
see fog of opportunity fore ses of
Ine of able para Soe
‘ate of Tromow of posure inof ts of
‘hance of hope of poise nop way oh
danger of af Posty of
“ifetence beeen importance af probe of
tate ie insane om rect oF
In this pattern the gerund cn somtimes havea subject. comes es the
‘repostion sn before the gerund
Feats ido of someone loking oer my shoulder a the gone
Wines the poi of yuo sang around here al aferoont
rot the cholce beswoth jo ad your, 1128,