Gerunds After PrepositionsSet 8

1She warned him in the sea because the waves were too rough.
2You can become an expert at almost anything by practicing. What is in red in the sentence above?
3Samantha is ..... to school. (Gerund)
4I have a hard time ..... that Gary got the manager position and not me.
5What is the function of the verbal?Please keep students from running in the hallway.
6After ..... That chapter carefully, they began their experiments
7What is the gerund/gerund phrase in the following sentence? Few things are better for relaxing than an interesting hobby.
8The snake went away without ..... the child.
9Do you have an excuse ..... late?
10I was pleased about ..... by my crush.
11Joo Kyung always watches TV after ..... her homework.
12I'm sorry for ..... your new watch. Will you forgive me?
13For A2 CEFR students: Choose the correct sentence that uses a gerund after a preposition. a) She is good at to cook. b) She is good at cooking.
14Sylvia isn't interested in ..... races.
15Layli was in the classroom ..... her homework.
16What shall we do today? How about ..... to the cinema?
17It's great that Amy and Sam are coming to visit us. I'm looking forward to ..... them again.
18John dreams of ..... the lottery.
19What about ..... the floor?
20ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT THING OF ..... A TEACHER IS THAT WE HAVE TO PERMIT PUNISHES FROM THE STUDENTS.
21I'm really looking forward to ..... together with all my family.
22After ..... dinner, I watches television.
23Individuals should be responsible for ..... (revive) local culture
24..... the dance, Jerry said good-bye to his girlfriend. A. Before left B. Before he leaves C. Before leaving D. Before he will leave
25WHEN I ARRIVED IN MY VILLAGE, I RELAXED COMPLETELY.
26Choose the correct variant.My friend's afraid of ..... his smartphone.
27What about ..... your brother for help?
28Instruction:Fill in the blank in the following sentences with a correct non-finite verbExample:He is afraid of ..... (get) lost.Answer:getting
29Let's focus on ..... a name for the company
30When do we use gerunds instead of infinitives?
31The author urges the reader to evoke action by:
32The Japanese restaurant is considering ..... a new series of recipes for local residents.
33A:It's raining we can't go to the beach.:(B:What about ..... a DVD?
34Gerunds that follow a preposition have what function?
35I am looking forward to .....
36Before ..... Yahoo Mr Thompson served as president of online payments firm PayPal from 2008.
37If you feel ill, avoid ..... any hard exercise.
38They left without ..... (say) goodbye.
39Despite ..... to the new dwelling they gladly come back to their
40Cost Co. is looking forward to ..... with Dongyang Inc. to secure its position in Food Market.
41I can't stand people ..... me lies.
42Instead of ....., Dan went to play tennis.
43What was he working on?
44Complete the sentences with gerund forms. /4 points/ Mary was proud of ..... (enter) the university after hard work.
45He seems to be absolutely incapable ..... when he's been tactless.
46We thought about ..... to the wedding
47Are you good at ..... people's names?
48Tell me when ..... call him.
49We look forward to ..... to the zoo by Mum next week
50What do you think about .....?
51Jeremy was excited about inviting friends over, eating a good meal, and .....
52..... to do, Doing to Learn, ..... to Live, ..... to Serve.
53Is there anybody ..... in this old house?
54He objected to pull down the old house.
55My brother used to succeed in ..... a so-called robot when he was still young.
56Determine if the sentence that has gerund is used as a subject, subjective complement, object of the preposition, direct object or appositive."I am confident in saying that I am well-adapted and prepared to succeed and be involved in the community."
57After ..... to the city, we began to eat in restaurants a lot more often.
58USE OF LANGUAGE-GRAMMAR: Gerunds after prepositionsChoose the correct option.Most people are afraid of spiders of any type. (touch)
59Are you good at ..... (remember) people's names?
60Mrs. Taeyong always watches TV after ..... her homework.
61Complete the sentence:The course you are .....