The Prepositional Object

Syntactical functions of the Gerund

The sentence patterns below show the use of the Gerund in its different syntactical functions.

The Subject

A.

It

is was

no use useless no good

doing smth

E.g. There is no use crying. It was no good objecting.

B.

There

is was

no doing smth

There is no hiding these facts. There was no going back.

C.

doing smth

does smth do smth will do smth would do smth

Reading love stories made her cry. Crying will do you no good.

Exercise 2. Translate into English. Use patterns A, B, C:

1. Коли вона в такому настрої, з нею не поговориш. 2. Нема користі розмовляти з нею тепер. 3. Тепер їх не зупиниш. 4. Весною цю річку не перейдеш. 5. Розмовами справі не поможеш. 6. Не було чого йти туди так пізно. 7. Слухати музику було її єдиним задоволенням. 8. Це неможливо було заперечити.

The Predicative

A.

The main thing Smb’s wish job duty

is was

doing smth

The main thing is getting there in time.

B.

to feel like (up to) to be for / against

doing smth

I don’t feel like walking. Are you for or against staying here?

Exercise 3. Translate into English. Use patterns A, B:

1. Мені не хочеться про це говорити. 2. Твоїм завданням буде водити дітей на прогулянку. 3. Він був проти того, щоб залишитися на ніч в лісі. 4. Чому ти проти того, щоб продовжувати досліди? 5. Якщо тобі хотілося піти, чому ти не пішов? 6. Мама була за те, щоб купити цю книгу. 7. Хто за те, що зробити це сьогодні? 8. Нікому не хотілося розповідати їй про це. 9. Головне було скласти екзамен. 10. Моєю роботою було навчити їх англійської мови.

The Direct Object

A.

smb smth	need want	doing smth
smb	(can) avoid (can) afford (can) stand (can) help

I couldn’t avoid speaking to her. I couldn’t help laughing. The coat needs pressing.

B.

to be worth to hate

doing smth

The film is worth seeing.

C.

to admit to remember to deny to mind to like to love to enjoy to suggest

having done having been done doing smth being done

I don’t mind waiting. I remember having been asked this question. She resented being treated in that rude way.

Exercise 4. Translate into English. Use patterns A, B, C:

1. Терпіти не можу чекати. 2. Чи не будете такі добрі закрити двері? 3. Це варто читати? 4. Я не можу дозволити собі купити цю дорогу річ. 5. Вона нічого не мала проти того, щоб зайти ще раз.

The Prepositional Object

to accuse to approve (disapprove) to be afraid to be ashamed to be capable to be fond to be proud to be tired to suspect smb to think	of	having done having been done doing smth being done
to object to get used to look forward to prefer…	to
to be engaged to be interested to consist to persist to result to succeed to spend	in
to apologise to be sorry to be grateful to be responsible to be ready to thank smb to blame smb	for
to depend to insist	on
to be clever to be surprised to be good (bad) to be pleased	at
to be busy	with
to prevent smb	from

Exercise 5. Fill in the blanks with prepositions. Use pattern A:

1. After all I’m personally responsible … bringing you back safe and sound. 2. They positively insisted … visiting all the rooms. 3. At last I succeeded … backing the car into the parking place. 4. What are your reasons to accuse her taking the papers? 5. Everything depends … being on the spot. 6. I thanked him again … lending me the car. 7. The author vigorously objected … being misquoted. 8. They are particularly clever … finding the faintest traces of fingerprints. 9. Are you thinking … leaving already? 10. Nothing could prevent her … buying it on the spot.

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