Tham khảo tài liệu 'oxford guide to english grammar part 25', ngoại ngữ, ngữ pháp tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | 15 THE GERUND PAGE 162 b Sometimes we can use a finite clause. 262 1 Someone suggested that we might go out for a walk. But with some verbs this is not possible. NOT I ve finished that I tidy my room. 5 Verb object gerund I hate people laughing at me. The arrangements involveyou your giving everyone a lift. 130 2 How can theyjustify lives beingput at risk We can use an object gerund after these verbs avoid not forget love prefer risk can t help hate mean prevent save dislike imagine mention remember stop dread involve mind resent tolerate enjoy justify miss resist understand excuse like NOTE For an object infinitive after some verbs of wanting and liking 122 2d . I hate people to laugh at me. 132 Preposition gerund 1 Introduction a A gerund often comes after a verb preposition an adjective preposition or a noun preposition. We do not use a to-infinitive in these patterns. We believe in givingpeople the freedom to choose. My husband isn t very good at cooking. It s just a matter of filling in a form. b We can also use a gerund after than as and like expressing comparison. A holiday is nicer than sitting at a desk. Walking isn t as goodforyou as swimming. We can also use a gerund after as well as instead of without etc. 8 2 The pattern I succeeded in finding out Jake is thinking of selling his motor-bike. Sue insists on reading the letter. Let s get on with addressing the envelopes. We can use a gerund after these prepositional verbs admit to benefit from get on with rely on dis agree with carefor insist on resort to aim at confess to object to succeed in apologizefor count on payfor think of dis approve of depend on put up with votefor believe in feel like PAGE 163 132 Preposition gerund We can also use verbs with about . talk about think about worry about. People were complaining about having to walk so far. With most of the verbs in this pattern the gerund can have a subject. Sue insists on everyone reading the letter. 3 The pattern They prevented me from .
