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2. Complete the sentences. Use gerund phrases as subjects.

  1. ………….. isn’t easy.

  2. ………….. is hard.

  3. ………….. is usually a lot of fun.

  4. ………….. is boring.

  1. ………….. can be interesting.

  2. ………….. was a good experience.

  3. Does ………….. sound like fun to you?

  4. ………….. is considered impolite in my country.

3. Restart the sentences by changing a sentence with It + Infinitive to a sentence with a gerund as the subject.

e.g. It wasn’t difficult to find their house. – Finding their house wasn’t difficult.

  1. It is important to vote in every election.

  2. It was exciting to meet the king and the queen.

  3. It would be interesting to hear the other side of the story.

  4. It is unusual to see Joan awake early in the morning.

  5. It can be funny to ski.

  6. It will be very boring to stay there for more than a week.

4. Transform the sentences according to the model. Use gerund phrases as objects.

e.g. I don’t like it when you are late. – I don’t like your being late.

  1. I don’t mind if you open the window.

  2. Mr. Norris hates it when John is doing nothing.

  3. He dislikes it when Jane criticizes his articles.

  4. We hate it when she shouts at children.

  5. They will appreciate it if you help them.

  6. I don’t mind if she writes the essay.

5. Make up sentences from the table. You can use the same prepositions more than once.

Are you interested

Do you feel

He insisted

He passed his exams

How

I apologize

I sometimes dream

I’m not capable

She succeeded

She talked

I’m tired

She’s keen

He’s good

Thank you

You can’t live

in spite of

without

of

in

at

about

on

like

for

disturbing you.

swimming and dancing.

paying for everything.

understanding this – it’s too difficult.

going out to the restaurant tonight?

cooking.

changing her job, but I don’t think she will.

eating.

helping me?

telling me the truth.

convincing the police that she wasn’t a burglar.

not doing any work.

answering that child’s questions.

having time to read all my books.

coming to Greece with us?

6. Practice using gerunds following prepositions and answer the questions in complete sentences.

e.g. Your friend was late. Did she apologize? – Yes, she apologized for being late.

  1. You were late for classes yesterday. Did you have a good excuse?

  2. You are going to Baltimore for a weekend. Are you looking forward to it?

  3. They live in a cold climate. Are they accustomed to that?

  4. You’re going to Hawaii for a vocation. Are you excited?

  5. Someone broke the window. Do you know who is responsible?

  6. The weather is hot/cold. What does it prevent you from doing?

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