Preposition Combinations with Adjectives Nouns and Verbs PDF

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Prepositions + Gerunds. A gerund is the -ing from of a verb used as a noun. You can use a gerund as the object of a preposition.

Das Gerund nach Präpositionen

[PREPOSITION + GERUND]. 3. Adjective + preposition + gerund. EXERCISE 1 Translate the sentences into German. a) Peter is interested in learning Spanish.

Fill in the gerund with the correct preposition. 1. She is looking

She is looking forward. his aunt in Chicago. (visit). 2. My wife is keen. pop songs. (sing). 3. His mother was excited. to Africa. (go). 4.

Preposition Combinations with Adjectives Nouns and Verbs

Preposition Combinations with Adjectives Nouns

18 GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES

Depending upon the verb and accompanying meaning the object may be an infinitive or a gerund. (l) By studying hard

Inspiration

1 Read the two film reviews and underline all the examples of verb + gerund or verb + preposition + gerund. The first two have been done as examples. Dance for

The Use of Participles and Gerunds

03-07-2020 In that case it will be non-finite

finite-and-non-finite-verbs.pdf

The Past Participle without an auxiliary functions as an adjective: The Gerund is merely the present participle that functions as a noun.

PREPOSITION TO + -ING - Linguahouse

GENERAL ENGLISH · GRAMMAR PRACTICE · INTERMEDIATE (B1-B2). HEAAADERLOGORIGHT. PREPOSITION. TO + -ING. QrrkoD. Scan to review worksheet. Expemo code:.

WRITING CENTER

29-03-2021 Prepositional phrases are either adjectives or adverbs so the adjective and adverb questions identify them. When prepositional phrases act as ...

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The Writing Center Washtenaw Community College Preposition Combinations with Adjectives, Nouns, and Verbs account for accused of accustomed to acquainted with addicted to advantage of afraid of alternative to apply for approve of associated with attached to aware of bad at based on believe in belong to benefit of blame for borrow from busy with capable of cause of cluttered with committed to composed of congratulate on concerned about connected to conscious of consist of content with contribute to cost of convinced of covered with devoted to different from discriminated against dissatisfied with distinguish from divorced from done with dressed in eligible for envious of equipped with escape from example of excited about excuse for exhausted from exposed to faithful to familiar with famous for fed up with filled with fond of forget about frightened of full of gentle with gone from good at guilty of hide from hope for immune to incapable of inferior to innocent of insure against interested in introduce to invest in invitation to jealous of keep from kind to lack of late for lend to limited to look forward to married to nervous about notorious for object to opposed to participate in patient with pleased with polite to pray for prepared for prevent from prohibit from protect from proud of provide with punished for qualified for ready for recover from related to reply to rescue from respond to responsible for rid of sad about safe from satisfied with serious about shocked by similar to solution to spend on stare at stop from subscribe to substitute for succeed in suitable for superior to surprised by suspicious of take care of thank for tired of trouble with typical of unaware of used to vote for worried about __________________

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Preposition_Combinations_Prep

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Fill in each blank with the correct preposition.

1. She wants to subscribe __ a magazine that is suitable _ children.

2. Forget the past; be prepared the future.

3. He was satisfied _ the cost the new car, even though this car was inferior ____ his

previous one.

4. I am sure that I am qualified the job that I am applying .

5. The teacher is proud her students for participating the voter-registration drive.

6. We should take advantage our classrooms that are equipped modern technology.

7. Based the final evaluations, you should be pleased your performance.

8. Are oil companies committed developing alternatives fossil fuels?

9. They are not worried being late class.

10. She was shocked his decision to get rid his pet dog.

11. Parents are afraid _ their children being exposed __ lead and other heavy metals.

12. I am jealous that younger woman who is dressed __ expensive-looking furs.

13. He was so busy work that he was not interested eating lunch.

14. The scientists are devoted finding a solution the problem.

15. The children are familiar __ the idea of being polite _ elders.

16. They were unaware their invitation __ the national conference.

17. It is best to be patient students who are nervous writing.

18. John is divorced __ Judy; Fred is married _ Frieda.

19. The farmer hoped rain so that he would not have to borrow the bank.

20. The gang members were tired being associated __ dangerous criminals.

21. Some people are serious investing the stock market.

22. We are concerned how long it is taking him to recover his illness.

23. Because they are guilty the crime, it is possible that they will be punished it.

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Preposition_Combinations_Prep

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Fill in each blank with the correct preposition.

1. She wants to subscribe __________ a magazine that is suitable _________ children.

2. Forget __________ the past; be prepared __________ the future.

3. He was satisfied _________ the cost __________ the new car, even though this car was inferior __________ his

4. I am sure that I am qualified __________ the job that I am applying __________.

5. The teacher is proud __________ her students for participating __________ the voter-registration drive.

6. We should take advantage __________ our classrooms that are equipped __________ modern technology.

7. Based __________ the final evaluations, you should be pleased __________ your performance.

8. Are oil companies committed __________ developing alternatives __________ fossil fuels?

9. They are not worried __________ being late __________ class.

10. She was shocked __________ his decision to get rid __________ his pet dog.

11. Parents are afraid _________ their children being exposed __________ lead and other heavy metals.

12. I am jealous ________ that younger woman who is dressed __________ expensive-looking furs.

13. He was so busy __________ work that he was not interested __________ eating lunch.

14. The scientists are devoted __________ finding a solution __________ the problem.

15. The children are familiar __________ the idea of being polite _________ elders.

16. They were unaware __________ their invitation ____________ the national conference.

17. It is best to be patient __________ students who are nervous __________ writing.

18. John is divorced __________ Judy; Fred is married _________ Frieda.

19. The farmer hoped __________ rain so that he would not have to borrow __________ the bank.

20. The gang members were tired __________ being associated ____________ dangerous criminals.

21. Some people are serious __________ investing __________ the stock market.

22. We are concerned __________ how long it is taking him to recover __________ his illness.

23. Because they are guilty __________ the crime, it is possible that they will be punished __________ it.