Sunday 7 September 2008

Grammer

When do you use the GERUND? (ex : doing)
After verbs that express likes/dislikes :

like, love, enjoy
dislike, hate
don't mind, can't stand ..... doing
After certain other verbs, such as :

admit imagine
appreciate involve
avoid keep (on)
consider mention
delay miss
deny postpone
finish suggest ........ doing

After prepositions :

interested in ...
instead of ...
good at ...
before ...
after ................................... doing

After certain expressions :

it's no use ...
it's no good ...
there's no point in .............. doing
When do you use the INFINITIVE? ( ex : to do)After verbs that refer to a future event :

want, hope, intend
would like, promise ......... to do


After certain other verbs, such as :

afford help
agree learn
arrange manage
choose offer
fail refuse
happen seem .............. to do

After adjectives :

glad (ex : glad to know...)
pleased (ex : pleased to meet you...)
disappointed (ex : disappointed to hear...)


After "too" & "enough":

too difficult
easy enough ..................... to do

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