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to feel like
to insist on
to look like
to object to
to persist in
to prevent from
to rely on
to succeed in
to speak of
to suspect of
to wonder at
Exercise 1. Insert the appropriate form of the Gerund.
1. After ___ more closely than usual and ___ his hair, he took the bus uptown. (to
shave, to brush) 2. His latest craze was to discover her age, which he cursed himself for
not ___ when he had her passport in his hands. (to observe) 3. I remember ___ him with
her and Marner going away from church. (to see) 4. He insists on ___ there instead of
me. (to send) 5. He had the most irritating habit of ___ at the wrong moment. (to joke)
6. After ___ through and ___ out, the letters were registered and filed. (to look, to sort
out) 7. The child deserves ___ . (to praise) 8. ―Why do you deny ___ with him? We
saw you with him yesterday.‖ (to speak) 9. Self-employed businesses are famous for
___ to respond almost instantly to changes in demand. (to be able) 10. He was on the
point of ___ her all the truth. (to tell) 11. Ex-senator liked ____ to different public
meetings as the last resort for a retired politician. (to invite) 12. Excuse me for ____ you
so much trouble. (to give) 13. Why do you avoid ____ me? (to see) 14. He tried to avoid
____ . (to see) 15. After ____ by a dozen of journals, the article was published in
The
Globe
. (to reject) 16. He insists on ____ to that country. (to send) 17. The child was
afraid of ____ . (to punish) 18. She didn‘t feel like ____ unescorted to the dinner party.
(to go) 19. Since Tom was his best friend he helped him without ____ . (to ask) 20. I
don‘t like ____ on. (to spy)
The Gerund is
used with predicative word-groups
(with or without a
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