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“Verb Complements”
What
is a verb complement?
A
verb complement is the arrangement of one verb as the object of another verb.
This happens three ways in English:
1. With
infinitives
·
I asked her to leave.
·
I wanted to leave.
·
I helped him to leave.
·
I stopped for the child to cross the street.
2. With
gerunds
·
I considered leaving the job.
·
I regretted his leaving the job.
·
They decided on leaving.
3. With
noun clauses
·
I insisted that he leave.
·
I wondered why he left..
·
She acknowledged that she had left the job.
·
He didn’t know that she had left.
·
She decided when she would leave.
“Verb + Preposition
Followed By Gerund”
Verb + Preposition
Exception: to
Here we use the phrase: looking forward to + Gerund
Example:
I'm looking forward to seeing you soon.
I'm looking forward to seeing you soon.
We use the Gerund after the following phrases:
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accuse of
|
They were accused
of breaking into a shop.
|
agree with
|
I agree
with playing darts.
|
apologize
for
|
They apologize
for being late.
|
believe in
|
She
doesn't believe in getting lost in the wood.
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blame for
|
The
reporter is blamed for writing bad stories.
|
complain
about
|
She complains
about bullying.
|
concentrate
on
|
Do you concentrate
on reading or writing?
|
congratulate
sb. on
|
I wanted
to congratulate you on making such a good speech.
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cope with
|
He is not
sure how to cope with getting older.
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decide
against
|
They decided
against stealing the car.
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depend on
|
Success
may depend on becoming more patient.
|
dream
about/of
|
Sue dreams
of being a pop star.
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feel like
|
They feel
like going to bed.
|
get used
to
|
You must get
used to working long hours.
|
insist on
|
The girls insisted
on going out with Mark.
|
look
forward to
|
I'm looking
forward to seeing you soon.
|
prevent
sb. from sth.
|
How can I prevent
Kate from working in this shop?
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rely on
sth.
|
He doesn't
rely on winning in the casino.
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succeed in
|
How then
can I succeed in learning chemistry?
|
specialize
in
|
The firm specialized
in designing websites.
|
stop sb. From
|
I stopped
Andrew from smoking.
|
talk
about/of
|
They often
talk about travelling to New Zealand.
|
think of
|
Frank thinks
of playing chess.
|
warn sb.
against
|
We warned
them against using this computer.
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worry
about
|
The
patient worries about having the check-up.
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“Adjective + Preposition Followed By Gerund”
Adjective + Preposition
We use the Gerund after the following phrases:
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afraid of
|
They are
afraid of losing the match.
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angry
about/at
|
Pat is
angry about walking in the rain.
|
bad at
good at |
John is
good at working in the garden.
|
clever at
|
He is
clever at skateboarding.
|
crazy
about
|
The girl
is crazy about playing tennis.
|
disappointed
about/at
|
He is
disappointed about seeing such a bad report.
|
excited
about
|
We are
excited about making our own film.
|
famous for
|
Sandy is
famous for singing songs.
|
fed up
with
|
I'm fed up
with being treated as a child.
|
fond of
|
Hannah is
fond of going to parties.
|
glad about
|
She is
glad about getting married again.
|
happy
about/at
|
The
children are not happy about seeing a doctor.
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interested
in
|
Are you
interested in writing poems?
|
keen on
|
Joe is
keen on drawing.
|
proud of
|
She is
proud of riding a snowboard.
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sick of
|
We're sick
of sitting around like this.
|
sorry
about/for
|
He's sorry
for eating in the lesson.
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tired of
|
I'm tired
of waiting for you.
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used to
|
She is
used to smoking.
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worried
about
|
I'm
worried about making mistakes.
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Resources
:
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/gerund_prepositions_verbs.htm
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