Exercises

Complete each sentence with one of these verbs :

1.      He tried to avoid answering my question.

2.      Could you please stop making so much noise?

3.      I enjoy listening to music. 

4.      I considered applying for the job but in the end I decided against it.

5.      Have you finished washing your hair yet? 

6.      If you walk into the road without looking, you risk to be knocked down.

7.      Jim is 65 but he isn’t going to retire yet. He wants to carry on working.

8.      I don’t mind you using the phone as long as you pay for all your calls.

9.      Hello! Fancy seeing you here! What a surprise! 

10.  I've put off writing the letter so many times. I really must do it today.

11.  What a stupid thing to do! Can you imagine anybody being so stupid?

12.  Sarah gave up trying to find a job in this country and decided to go abroad.

Complete the sentences so that they mean the same as the first sentence. Use –ing.

1.       can do what I want and you can’t stop me. You can’t stop me doing what I want.   

2.       It’s not a good idea to travel during the rush hour. It’s better to avoid driving in rush hours    

3.      Shall we go away tomorrow instead of today? Shall we postpone going today untiltomorrow 

4.      The driver of the car said it was true that he didn’t have a licence. The driver of the car admitted saying that he didn’t have a licence. 

5.       Could you turn the radio down, please? Would you mind turning down the radio please?

6.      Please don’t interrupt me all the time. Would you mind stop interrupting me all the time.

Complete each sentence with a suitable verb.

1.      Don’t forget to post the letter I gave you 

2.      There was a lot of traffic but we managed to get to the airport in time.

3.      Jill has decided not to drive a car 

4.       We’ve got a new computer in our office. I haven’t learnt to operate it yet

5.      I wonder where sue is. She promised not to be late.

6.      We were all to afraid to speak. Nobody dared to speak anything.

Put the verb into the correct form, to... or –ing. (See Unit 52 for verb + -ing.)

1.      When I’m tired, I enjoy watching television. It’s relaxing. (watch)

2.      It was a nice day , so we decided to go for a walk.(go) 

3.      it’s a nice day. Does anyone fancy going for a walk? (go)

4.      I’m not in a hurry. I don’t mind to wait. (wait) 

5.      They don’t have much money. They cant afford going out very often. (go) 

6.      I wish that dog would stop barking its driving me mad. (bark)

7.      Our neighbor threatened to call the police if we didn’t stop the noise. (call) 

8.      We were hungry, so I suggested to have dinner early. (have)

9.      Hurry up ! I don’t want to risk missing the train. (miss)

 Im still lookingfor a job but I hope to find something soon. (find)

Adverb

An adverb is a word that changes or simplifies the meaning of a verb, adjective, other adverb, clause, or sentence.Adverbs typically answer questions such as how?, in what way?, when?, where?, and to what extent?. This function is called the adverbial function, and is realised not just by single words (i.e., adverbs) but by adverbial phrases and adverbial clauses.

Adverb of Time

                Adverbs of time tell us when an action happened, but also for how long, and how often.

Ø  When                   : today, yesterday, later, now, last year

Ø  For how long    : all day, not long, for a while, since last year

Ø  How often          : sometimes, frequently, never, often, yearly

Example :

          1. Goldilocks went to the Bears' house yesterday.

          2. I'm going to tidy my room tomorrow.

          3. I, together with my pals, already have eaten lunch. 

          4. She’ll prepare for the final test from now to the next saturday.

          5. I paid a call my friend in the hospital last week.

Adverb of Place

                Adverbs of place indicate where something happens.

Thes  include; abroad, anywhere, here, outside, somewhere, there, underground, upstairs etc.

Example:

        1. The child went indoors. 

        2. He lived and worked abroad. 

        3. The ceremony was being held outdoors.

        4. Chris is going to work overseas.

        5. The road twists uphill.

Adverb of Manner

Some adverbs tell us how an action is or should be performed.

Ø  Often these adverbs are formed by adding -ly to the end of an adjective.

Ø  Adjectives ending -l add -ly ; careful-carefully.

Ø  Adjectives ending -y change to -ily ; lucky-luckily

Ø  Adjectives ending -ble change to -bly ; responsible-responsibly

Example :           

        1. The little girl ran quickly. In this sentence quickly modifies the verb ran (to run).

        2. The rich woman learned from experts how to arrange flowers beautifully.

        3. Students have to walk calmly in the school.

        4.Please read the instructions carefully before you filling the form.

        5. He wanted to know the difference between working hard and working smart.

Adverb of Frequency

                Adverbs of frequency tell us how often something is done.

Adverbs of frequency include; always, constantly, continually, frequently, infrequently, intermittently, normally, occasionally, often, periodically, rarely, regularly, seldom, sometimes etc.

Example :

            1. I always do my homework on time. - In this sentence always shows us the frequency (how often) I do my homework on time.

            2. She goes out occasionally. - In this sentence occasionally shows us the frequency (how often) she goes out.

            3. I always update the calendar at the beginning of the month.

           4. Poetria often takes notes during the Skype sessions.

           5. I usually have to get up early to walk Laika.

Gerund & Infinitive

Gerund (verb+ing) dan infinitive (to+verb) sama-sama merupakan verbal yang dapat berfungsi sebagai noun. Keduanya dapat berfungsi sebagaisubject, object, dan noun complement di dalam suatu kalimat. Yang menjadi permasalahan adalah kapan harus menggunakan gerund dan kapan harus menggunakan infinitive.

Penjelasan mengenai penggunaan gerund dan infinitive beserta beberapa contohnya adalah sebagai berikut :

Posisi	Penjelasan	Contoh Kalimat Gerund/Infinitive
Subject of a sentence	Keduanya dapat digunakan sebagai subject of a sentence.	Walking on the beach may be fun.
		To walk on the beach may be fun.
Subject complement	Keduanya dapat digunakan sebagai subject complement. Namun, gerund lebih umum digunakan.	My goal is winning the prize.
		My goal is to win the prize.
Direct object(object of a verb)	Keduanya dapat digunakan sebagai direct object, namun ada ketentuan dalam menentukan penggunaannya. Beberapa verb hanya dapat menggunakan gerund, beberapa menggunakaninfinitive, dan beberapa yang lain menggunakan keduanya. Penjelasan lebih lengkap di bawah.	The man like climbing the mountain.
		The man like to climb the mountain.
Object of a preposition	Gerund umum menjadi object of a preposition. Sedangkan pada infinitive, hanya beberapapreposition, antara lain: except dan but yang kadang-kadang diikuti infinitive.	The woman read a book about cooking.
		You have no other option but to negotiate with you manager.

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