Monday, April 21, 2014

Post 2 (Verb as Complement)

Nama : Ulfah Indriyani
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Kelas  : 4EA18



Verb as Complement --> A verb complement is the arrangement of one verb as the object of another verb

1.         Verb followed by infinitive à Infinitives are the "to" form of the verb. The infinitive form of "learn" is "to learn”
·            I asked her to leave.
·            I wanted to leave.
·            I stopped for the child to cross the street.

2.         Verb followed by gerund à A gerund is a noun made from a verb by adding "-ing." The gerund form of the verb "read" is "reading”
·            I considered leaving the job.
·            I regretted his leaving the job.
·            They decided on leaving.

3.         Verb and preposition followed by gerund
·            After being stopped by the police, George admitted to having drunk two pints of beer
·            Do you ever think about getting married and having children?
·            The suspect never confessed to killing his wife.

4.         Adjective adn preposition followed by gerund
·            The money will be devoted to protecting the environment.
·            The hikers were worried about not having enough water.
·            They are opposed to building a new road in the park.


Credit :
http://www.grammaring.com/verb-preposition-gerund
http://public.wsu.edu/~mejia/Verb_3.htm
http://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/adjective_prep_gerund_list.htm

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