16.6 Verb + the'-ing'form
16.6C 'We appreciate your helping us' [> LEG I 6.45.2]
We can use a possessive (my, John's) + -ing after these verbs:
appreciate, avoid, consider, defer, delay, deny, enjoy, postpone, risk, suggest:
We appreciate your (John's, etc.) helping us. (Not *We appreciate you helping*)Write: Match A and B.A
1 We very much appreciate jf_ a) my leaving till the next day.
2 He strongly denied b) their meeting that afternoon.(^3) We enjoyed c) her taking more responsibility.
4 The chairman suggested d) the band's playing very much.
5 I agreed to delay e) our postponing the question till later.
6 He should consider f) your helping us.
16.6D 'I can't imagine my mother('s) approving' [> LEG 16.45.З]
Study: These verbs are followed by -ing on its own or by a direct object or possessive + -ing-.
detest, dislike, escape, excuse, fancy, forgive, hate, imagine, it involves, like, love, mention,
mind, miss, pardon, prevent, resent, resist, understand, can't bear, can't face, can't help:
a I can't imagine my mother approving! с I can't imagine my mother's approving!
b They resented me winning the prize. d They resented my winning the prize.
Write: Complete the following using either a direct object or a possessive + -ing.
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1 I can't excuse ?. 5 They can't prevent
2 You must pardon 6 Please forgive
3 Would you mind? 7 I really miss
4 I can't bear I 8 Fancy
16.6E Context
Write: Put in the correct forms.
A FLYING START!
Gillian Forbes is only 17 and she has just got her pilot's licence. She is the country's youngest girl
pilot. 'How do you feel, Gillian?' I asked her after her test. 'Wonderful!' Gillian cried. 'I enjoy (fly)
(^1) ityvnty. more than anything in the world. I can't imagine (lef) (^2) a week pass
without spending some of my time in the air.' 'What started (you/fly)^3 ?' I asked. 'I just
love (travel)^4 in planes. I started (learn)^5 to fly when I was very young.'
'Would you consider (fly)^6 as a career?' 'I might, but I've got to pass my school exams
now. There are some things you can't avoid (do)^7 !' 'Excuse (me?/my?/ask)
(^8) ,' I said, 'but does everyone in your family approve of (уои?/уоиг?/Щ
(^9) ?' 'Of course!,' Gillian exclaimed. 'I can't imagine (anyone?/anyone's?/disapprove)
1 0 Can you?' 'Of course not!' I said. 'What's your greatest ambition now?' 'I want to
learn to drive a car!' Gillian said with a big smile.