Герундий после предлогов
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Exercise 11
Так как мы используем оборот с герундием как существительное, то мы можем поставить предлог перед ним.
Вот возможные формы и примеры:
Отдельно стоящий герундий после предлогов.
| after | After having breakfast, I went shopping. |
| before | What should you know before getting married? |
| by | I'll do it by working about 3-hour a day. |
| in spite of | In spite of studying a lot he didn't pass the exams. |
| on | I stood and waited his reaction on hearing my words. |
| without | He told the joke without laughing. |
Герундий после прилагательного с предлогом.
| afraid of | We were afraid of beeing late for the plane. |
| angry about/at | Nataly was angry about walking on the sunshine. |
| bad at/good at | Alex is good at working with databases. |
| clever at | He is clever at skateboarding. |
| crazy about | Tonya is crazy about playing chess. |
| disappointed about/at | He is disappointed about failing in publishing new article. |
| excited about | Denis was excited about his staying in Barcelona. |
| famous for | Sandy is famous for singing songs. |
| fed up with | I'm fed up with listening to your talk about policy. |
| fond of | She is fond of rock music clubs. |
| glad about | She is glad about getting married at 45. |
| happy about/at | The children were so happy about the end of classes at school. |
| interested in | Are you interested in writing poems? |
| keen on | Joe is keen on drawing. |
| nervous about | She was nervous about taking your driver's test. |
| proud of | She is proud of riding a motorcycle. |
| sick of | We're sick of sitting here doing nothing. |
| responsible for | There is a gene responsible for controlling programmed cell death. |
| sorry about/for | He's sorry for eating in the lesson. |
| tired of | I'm tired of waiting for you. |
| used to | She is used to smoking. |
| worried about | I'm worried about making mistakes. |
Герундий после существительного с предлогом.
| advantage of | What is the advantage of swimming over running? |
| chance of | There's a chance of catching a cold these days. |
| choice between | There iss a choice between flying to Barcelona or taking a ferry. |
| danger of | Peggy is in danger of making a mistake. |
| difficulty in | He has difficulty in texting. |
| doubt about | Karen was in doubt about meeting Peter tonight. |
| hope of | There's little hope of catching the new Corvette. |
| idea of | I like the idea of refactoring of this part of application. |
| interest in | There's no interest in writing letters. |
| method of | This is a simple method of finding solutions. |
| opportunity of | There will be some opportunity of going to Australia next summer. |
| point of | What's the point of having a car if you never use it? |
| possibility of | I'm happy to have the possibility of changing habitation. |
| problem of | He has the problem of swimming too slow. |
| reason for | There's no any reason for laughing. |
| risk of | Be carefull, there's a risk of cutting yourself. |
| trouble for | He was in trouble for stealing. |
| way of | This is a simple way of giving up smoking. |
Герундий после глагола с предлогом.
| accuse of | He was accused of illegal crossing the border. |
| agree with | I agree with playing darts. |
| apologise for | They apologised to us for being late. |
| approve of | He doesn't approve of swearing. |
| believe in | He doesn't believe in anything, even in destiny. |
| blame for | Who is to blame for the civil war in your country? |
| complain about | She complains about bullying. |
| concentrate on | You have to concentrate on doing your homework. |
| congratulate sb. on | I wanted to congratulate you on success at work. |
| cope with | The most difficult for me is to cope with loneliness. |
| decide against | They decided against stealing the car. |
| depend on | Success in learning depends on your ability to concentrate. |
| determine (up)on | We determined on leaving early in the morning. |
| dream about/of | Mark dreams of being a rock'n'roll star. |
| excuse for | Excuse me for being so late. |
| feel like | They feel like going to bed. |
| forgive (someone) for | Please forgive me for not call you sooner. |
| get used to | You must get used to speaking Spanish. |
| insist on | The girls have insisted on sleeping in a fresh air. |
| look forward to | I'm looking forward to seeing you soon. |
| plan on | Let's plan on meeting at the restaurant at six. |
| prevent sb. from sth. | You have to prevent Mila from working in this firm. |
| rely on sth. | He doesn't rely on winning in the casino. |
| succeed in | I'm wondering how can I succeed in studying physics. |
| specialize in | The firm specialized in designing websites. |
| stop sb. from | I stopped Andrew from smoking. |
| suspect of | The director suspected his managers of stealing goods. |
| talk about/of | They often talk about living in Finland. |
| thank (someone) for/of | Thank you for opening the door. |
| think about/of | Frank thinks of playing chess. |
| warn sb. against | We warned them against using this computer. |
| worry about | Don't worry about me, I'm completely safe and healthy. |
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Exercise 05
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Exercise 07
Exercise 08
Exercise 09
Exercise 10
Exercise 11