16.8 The to-infinitive or the '-ing' form?
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Adjectives, nouns and prepositions + '-ing'
Adjectives + '-ing' form (gerund) or to-infinitive [> LEG 16.47,4.12-13]
We can use -ing or a to-infinitive after a great many adjectives and some nouns [> 4.3A]:
To lie in the sun/Lying in the sun is pleasant. -* It's pleasant to lle/lylng in the sun.
Use the to-infinitive and the -ing form in the following sentences.
1 It's difficult somewhere to live nowadays, (find)
2 It's awkward a friend that you don't like the way she dresses, (tell)
3 It isn't very nice you're useless, (be told)
4 It isn't easy work these days, (find)
5 It was kind of her you like that, (help)
6 It was fun to the north of Scotland, (drive)
7 It was just a piece of luck a restaurant open so late at night, (find)
8 It's a pleasure a surprise party for someone, (arrange)
Adjective -1- '-ing' form (participle) [> LEG 16.47]
We use some adjectives with a personal subject (Not *it*) + -ing:
I am busy. + I am working. -* I am busy working. (Not "to work*)
Join the following sentences.
1 John gets bored. He watches TV all the time. Т.)(..(Ш<.(No.&Ш-.
2 Sylvia is frantic. She is getting ready for the wedding
3 I got tired. I waited so long for an answer
4 Jane's occupied. She's making lists
5 We're busy. We're decorating our house
Common expressions followed by '-ing' [> LEG 16.4G]
We use -ing after common expressions like It's no good and it's (not) worth:
It's no good complaining about it.
Join the following sentences starting with the words in italics.
1 Don't complain about it. It's no good. Ш.П^.^Ш^.ШЩМ^ШШЩ.-.
2 Don't worry about it. It's just not worth it
3 Don't try to persuade him. There's no point in it
4 Why apologize? What's the use of it?
5 I owe a lot of money. There's nothing worse than that
Preposition + '-ing' [> LEG 16.50-54, Apps 27-30]
We use -ing after prepositions, not a to-infinitive [> 16.5A3]:
He left the restaurant without paying. (Not 'without to pay*)