Gerunds
- You must practise playing the piano if you want to succeed.
- Neither money nor influence can stop time passing by.
- She has gone to a commercial school to learn shorthand and typing.
- I'm sorry I made a mistake but I'm not used to making dresses.
- Mr Chan has no intention of helping us.
- You ought to change your way of speaking and try to be more polite.
- I hope you succeed in persuading him to go with us.
- He has retired. He has nothing to do except cleaning the house every day.
- Miss Cheung does not intend to help me.
- The current is too strong, so John dare not cross the harbor.
- That book is not worthing reading.
- The typhoon prevented aircraft from landing at Kai Tak Airport.
- All schools want their students to get good results.
- I look forward to meeting you next week.
- What's the use of having more money than you need?
- He has made an effort to improve his work.
- There are not enough buses to meet the needs of the people.
- The police have taken no action to stop this from happening again.
- Thank you for telling me where the shop is. I had no difficulty in locating it.
- It is no use punishing a baby in that way. It is too young to understand.
- He remembered meeting the girl in a party when he saw her photo.
- Don't forget to lock the door when you go out.
- The school needs painting/to be painted.
- In this house, people are accustomed to going to bed early and getting up early.
- It was his fault throwing all the books away.
- I don't object to his studying cookery if he is interested in it.
- She said she was sorry but she forget making the mistakes.
- The stop assistant failed to persuade Mary to buy the ring.
- A: What are going to do when you have finished F5?
B: I am thinking of going abroad for my further education.
- The film is not worthwhile to see.
- She is pleased to see him.
- She does not being stared at.
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