Grammar in context
Gerund.
I Find gerunds in the following sentences (from the text above) and decide why they have been used.
e.g.
The argument of this chapter can be briefly summed up by situating history in the context of its neighbours.
Any venture in historical reconstruction is worth doing.
Scientists offer the means of mastering the natural world.
II Gerund vs. Infinitive. Decide whether gerunds or infinitives (with to or without to), or both are used with the following groups of verbs and phrases.
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+gerund |
+infinitive |
gerund +infinitive |
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Admit deny finish mind avoid dislike give up miss (can’t) help enjoy imagine practise (can’t) stand fancy involve put off consider feel like keep (on) risk it`s no use/good feel like it`s worth |
afford demand pretend agree fail promise arrange manage refuse ask mean (= intend) help need hope offer intend plan want decide learn
make let
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go on
remember forget regret
need prefer love like hate
start begin continue stop
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