EXERCISE 17. BY + a gerund. (Chart 13-6)
Diremom: Complete the following by using by + a gerund. Use the words in the list or
your own words.
eat smile wag wave
drink SW wash Jwrite
mess take watch- Students practice written English bv wiifiw compositions.
- We clean our clothes them in soap and water.
(^4) 3. Khalid improved his English a lot of TV.
- We show other people we are happy
- We satisfy our hunger something.
- We quench our thirst something.
- I figured out what "quench" means
- Alex caught my attention his arms in the air.
- My dog shows me she is happy her tail.
- Carmen recovered from her cold in bed and
care of herself.
Complete the following with your own words. Use by and gerunds.- You can destroy bacteria in meat it.
12. You can cook an egg it,
it, or it.
13. We can improve our English
14. Each of us, in our own small way, can help conserve the world's natural resources
15. You can favorably impress a job interviewer
16. People can improve their health
17. Parents can help their young children learn to read
18. We can make the world a better place for future generations
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