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Verbs Followed by the GerundWhen one verb is followed by another, the second verb is not always in the admit appreciate avoid delay deny dislike dread (=dread to think) enjoy escape excuse feel like finish forgive give up hate imagine involve keep (on) like love mind (=object) miss pardon postpone practice prevent prefer put off recollect remember (=recollect) resent resist risk stop (=cease) suggest understand The gerund is also used after the expressions: Examples of verb + gerund sentences: He admitted taking the money. Note that: 1. Some verbs (e.g. admit, deny, imagine, understand) can also take that-clauses. 2. Some verbs (e.g. remember, stop and others) can be followed by the 4. Verbs + Possessive Adjective/Pronoun Object + Gerund A. If the verb or verb plus preposition is followed directly by the gerund, the But if we put a possessive adjective or pronoun before the gerund, the gerund B. The most common verbs and expressions which can take either construction dislike dread fancy involve like (negative) mind propose recollect remember resent save stop suggest understand approve of disapprove of insist on it’s no good/use there’s no point in what’s the point of
He doesn’t like working late. He doesn’t like me/my working late. I object to paying twice for the same thing.
C. Excuse, forgive, pardonand prevent are not followed directly by the appreciate usually requires a possessive adjective or passive gerund:
D. In formal English the possessive adjective is used with the gerund. But in In very formal English the possessive case is used: Date: 2015-12-11; view: 1786
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