. Hãy chú trọng tới hiệu quả của việc đọc, có như vậy mục đích ban đầu bạn đặt ra mới thành công. Nói một cách khác là bạn nên tập trung vào các từ chính trong câu, hay các ý chính trong bài. Sẽ rất lãng phí thời gian nếu bạn mất quá nhiều công sức vào các liên từ, giới từ, hay các mạo từ (a, an, the, but, and, or, nor, but, etc.) | 160 FLUENT ENGLISH 5. Maria doesn t enjoy ask to make photocopies. 6. Jan and Carol appreciate help by their parents. Use the past infinitive. 7. Somebody seems remember the cake for Marty s retirement. 8. The employees were expected fill out their benefits forms by yesterday. Use the past gerund. 9. She denies go to the boss with her story. 10. Georgia regrets offer the job to her brother-in-law. TOPIC 2 Passive Infinitives and Gerunds after need Both passive infinitives and gerunds can be used after need. The implication is that it is either unknown or not important who is expected to perform the action. This room needs to be cleaned and I don t care who does it My office needs to be painted but I m not sure who ll do it. This room needs cleaning and I don t care who does it My office needs painting but I m not sure who ll do it. The forms above are essentially interchangeable. However the passive infinitive form is more emphatic than the gerund form. The gerund form often sounds less formal and more conversational. Many speakers limit its use to chores tasks or goals especially household ones while the passive infinitive is used more widely. PRACTICE EXERCISE 2 Fill in the blanks with need gerund. Pay attention to the tense of need. 1. The light bulb in this lamp replace . 2. The dog walk every night. 3. The garden weed before we can plant anything in it. 4. My bike fix before I was able to use it again. 5. This tree water if it doesn t rain soon. Now fill in the blanks with need passive infinitive. 6. These files move to the storage room if they re not current. 7. The position fill before Monday. 8. We drop off at the airport by 6 . but we got there late. 9. The computer program install before Monday. 10. This medicine mix with water. TOPIC 3 Using Possessives to Modify Gerunds A possessive can be used to modify a gerund. If you remember that a gerund is a noun then this structure will make more sense. Did you know about our visiting you next week I decided
