Verbs as

complement
GROUP 5 :
• Anisa Mukhtar
• Dini Nurlaely F
• Faqih Ulumudin
 Verb as complemet

Verbs as complement is a complementary verb, verb

complement is a word or phrase that complements
words from a subject, object, or verb . For example : i
will try , to work hard, to fall in love , crying , etc.

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 Verbs that are always followed
by infinitive
Some verbs can take another verbs as the complement instead of a noun.
Sometimesthe verb functioning as the complement must be in the infinitive (to
+ verb)form.

Verbs are always followed by the infinitive if the complement is a verb.

 Agree • Expect • Learn • Wish
 Desire • Intend • Pretend • Demand
 Hope • Prepare • Want • Hesitate
 Plan • Tend • Decide • Offer
 Strive • Claim • Need • seem
 attempt • Fail • refuse
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 Example :
 The soldiers are preparing to attack the village
 The budget commite decided to postpone this
meeting
 Risa has agreed to act as a liaison between the
two countries

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 Verbs that are always followed by
the gerund

Other verbs are always followed by the gerund . These verbs include :

 Admit  Resent  Resume

 Delay  Avoid  Consider
 Miss  Enjoy  Mind
 Report  Practice  Recall
 Suggest  Resist  risk
 Appreciate  Can’t help
 Deny  Finish
 postpone  quit
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Example :
 We enjoyed seeing them again after so many
years
 John admitted stealing the jewels
 would you mind not smoking in this office?

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 The following verbs can be followed by either the
infinitive or the gerund with no chance in meaning

Example :
• Begin
-He started to study after dinner. Or He
• Hate • Love
started studying after dinner
• Regret • try
• Like start • Dread
-Joan hates to ride her bicycle to
• Can’t stand • prefer
school. Or joan hates riding her bicycle
• Continue
to school.

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 Verbs + Preposition followed by the
gerund
If a verb + preposition, adjective + preposition, noun + preposition, or
preposition alone is followed directly by a verb, the verb will always be in the
gerund form. The following list consist of verb + preposition

 Approve of  Count on
 Give up  Keep on
 Rely on  Think about
 Worry  Depend on
about  Put off
 Be better of  Think of
 Insist on
 Succed in
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the following expressions contain the preposition to the
word to in these expressions must not be confused with
the to in the infinitive these verb + preposition
expressions must also be followed by the gerund

Object to look forwad to confess to

Example :
- Raka gave up smoking because of his doctor’s advice.
- Fikri is thinking of going to france in august.

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 Adjectives + prepositions followed by
the gerund

The following adjectives + preposition are also followed

by the gerund .
o Accustomed to
o Intent on Example :
o Afraid of
o Interested in
o Capable of
-jhon is intent on finishing school next
o Succesful in year.
o Fond of -Mitch is afraid of getting married now.
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 Noun + prepositions followed by the
gerund
The following nouns + prepositions are also
followed by the gerund :
 Choice of
 Possibility of Example :
 Excuse for - These is a possibility of acquiring this
 Intention of property at a good price .
- There is no reason for leaving this early.
 Reason for
 Method for ( method of)
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 Adjectives followed by the
infinitive
The following adjectives are always followed by the infinitive
form of the verb and never by the gerund
 Anxious  Dangerous
 Eager  Good *Able means the same as capable in many
 Pleased  Ready instances, but the grammar is very difficult. While
able is followed by the infinitive, capanble is
 Usual  Difficult followed by of + [vrb + ing].
 Boring  Hard
 Easy  Strange These student are not yet able to handle such a
 Prepared  able difficult problems.
 common
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 Example of adjectives followed by
infinitive :

 Ridwan is eager to see his family.

 We are ready to leave now.
 It is dangerous to drive in this weather.

Some verbs can be followed by either to infinitive or the gerund, but the meaning
changes.

Stop remember forget

 John stopped studying (john is not going to study anymore.)

 John stopped to study ( john stopped doing something in order to study)

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 Pronouns before the gerund
or infinitive
In cases where the infinitive is used as a complement, any noun or
pronoun directly preceding it will be in the complement form. Some
common verbs which are followed by the infinitive and which often
require an indirect object are listed here.

Allow Permit
Subject + verb + complemet form {pronoun noun} + [to+verb] ...
Invite Want
Remind Convince
Ask persuade Example :
Order Expect - richard asked sally to call him when she woke
Urge Prepare up.
Beg Instruct -You should prepare your son to take this
promise
examination.
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However, before the gerund, a noun or pronoun
must appear in the possesive form.
Subject + Verb + {possesive form of noun} + [ verb + ing ] ..
{possesive adjective}

Example :
 he regrets her leaving.
 We are looking forward to their coming next year.
 we object to their calling at this hour

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1. Mary regrets (to be/being) sick yesterday

2. Gerald returned to his home after (to

leave/leaving) the game.

3.

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Thanks!
Any questions?

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