LONGMAN ENGLISH GRAMMAR PRACTICE

16.7 Adjectives, nouns and prepositions + '-ing'

Write: Complete these sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

D1 Preposition + '-ing'

1 He left without ХШфП^ (pay)

2 Don't punish him for (shout)

D2 Adjective + preposition + '-ing'

1 I'm interested in ....в/ЯШ^ (act)

2 We're bored with cards, (play)

3 I'm sorry for (complain)

4 He's fond of (sail)

3 Open it by (pull)

4 She succeed after again, (try)

6 I was afraid of you. (disturb)

7 She's clever at (sew)

8 I'm worried about the train, (miss)

9 I'm surprised at you in. (find)

5 We're keen on (ride) 10 You're very slow at (understand)

I advise you against ...шШЩ. that, (do)

She believes in hard, (work)

They accuse him of (steal)

Excuse me for you. (disturb)

I must congratulate you on (pass)

You can't blame me for (try)

They insisted on (enter)

I prevented them from (enter)

9 Thank you for (help)

10 I apologize for (interrupt)

11 Who'll compensate me for time? (lose)

12 They charged him with money, (steal)

13 We aim at in this business, (succeed)

14 I often dream about you again, (see)

15 Everything depends on it right, (get)

16 Begin by nicely, (ask)

16.7E The '-ing' form after 'to' as a preposition [> LEG 16.56]

Study: To is part of the infinitive in I want to go home, but it is a preposition in object to, be used to, etc.

I**1 and we use a noun or -ing after it: I object to noise, I object to smoking.

Write: Join the following sentences.

1 I do all my own shopping. I'm used to it.

2 I live on my own. I'm accustomed to it

3 I don't like to be kept waiting. I object to it

4 I'll see you soon. I look forward to it

5 He writes begging letters. He's resorted to it

6 I'm criticized. I'm resigned to it

16.7F Context

Write: Put in the correct forms.

... a loud burst on the drums!

A CASE OF THE SHAKES!

It's hard (appreciate) some of the problems of (play)^2

in an orchestra, especially If you're not a musician. While the orchestra is busy

(play)^3 , all kinds of things are going on. Recently, my friend John, a

horn player, told me about his experiences (play)^4 with the

Philharmonic. One day, without even (whisper)^5 a word, he got up in

the middle of a performance of 'The Marriage of Figaro' and moved to another seat.

After the performance, the drummer, who played behind him, insisted on (find)

(^6) out why John had moved. John said that he didn't object to (sit)
(^7) in front of the drummer: he was used to (sit) (^8) in this
position, but often, after a loud burst on the drums, he couldn't prevent his teeth
from (rattle)^9 and couldn't play the horn!