Grammar Lab Module 4

Apuntes

**Grammar Lab Module 4** **• Subtopic: Gerunds** Eating too much chocolate will give you a stomach ache. (subject) Tom enjoys listening to loud music. (after verbs like enjoy, love, avoid, imagine, keep, finish, recommend) I can't stand wearing clothes that scratch. (after expressions like feel like, insist on, don't mind, look forward to, it's no use) After smelling the rotten meat, I felt ill. (after a preposition like in, on, after) **• Subtopic: Infinitives** Do you want to try this bitter chocolate? (after verbs like want, decide, expect, allow, learn, offer, hope, promise) It's easy to create new flavors with this machine. (after an adjective) Note! Some verbs such as hate, like, start, prefer, love, begin, and continue can be followed by either a gerund or an infinitive without a change in meaning. Some verbs like stop, remember, and forget can be followed by either a gerund or an infinitive, but the meaning of the sentence changes. I don't remember buying tickets for the concert. (I'm not sure I bought them.) I didn't remember to buy tickets for the concert. (I forgot to buy them.) **• Subtopic: Exercise - Complete the Text** 1. Complete the te...