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verb + -ing
Hello! I’ve read English grammar and decided that I need to practice some of topics. This exercise is about using ‘-ing’ form after some verbs. I tried to make up few sentences. Waiting for you corrections and comments.
1. If you want to be healthy, you should stop smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol and eating bad food. (stop)
2. I enjoy dancing at home when nobody watching me. (enjoy)
3. My nephew always fancies playing with his toy cars. (fancy)
4. I avoid talking on about serious topics. (avoid)
5. I admit (that) speaking to foreigners is the best way to learn languages. (admit)
6. Many people consider using proper formal language better than slang. (consider)
7. She misses playing guitar. (miss)
8. I always practice writing on Italki.com. (practice)
9. Kate’s finished washing dishes. (finish)
10. He doesn’t mind meeting me at the airport. (mind)
11. I can’t imagine sleeping only four hours a day. (imagine)
12. A lot of businessmen deny (that) studying in a university gives you a good job in the future(deny)
13. I got involved learning languages because it gives you a lot of opportunities. (involve)
14. If you're in a bad relationship with a boss you can risk losing your job. (risk)
15. Who doesn’t like to postpone doing boring things for tomorrow. (postpone)
16. Delaying payment on a mortgage worsens your credit rating. (delay)
17. Doctors suggest drinking at least 1.5 liters of water every day. (suggest)
18. Parents always regret shouting on their kids. (regret)
Pretty impressive - just a few minor changes 8/10!
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verb + -ing
Hello! I’ve read English grammar and decided that I need to practice some of topics. This exercise is about using ‘-ing’ form after some verbs. I tried to make up few sentences. Waiting for you corrections and comments.
1. If you want to be healthy, you should stop smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol and eating bad food. (stop) -this is correct
2. I enjoy dancing at home when nobody watching me. (enjoy) - I enjoy dancing at home when nobody is watching me. I enjoy dancing at home when there is nobody watching me.
3. My nephew always fancy playing with his toy cars. (fancy) - My nephew always fancies playing with his toy cars. {in the US, we don't usually use "fancy" often as a verb, at least not in everyday conversations}
4. I avoid talking on serious topics. (avoid) - this is correct.
5. I admit (that) speaking to foreigners is the best way to learn languages. (admit) -this is correct
6. Many people consider using proper language instead of slang. (consider) -this is correct
7. She misses playing guitar. (miss) -this is correct
8. I always practice writing on Italki.com. (practice)
9. Kate’s finished washing dishes. (finish)
10. He doesn’t mind meeting me at the airport. (mind)
11. I can’t imagine sleeping only four hours a day. (imagine)
12. A lot of businessmen deny (that) studying in a university gives you a good job on a future. (deny)
13. I involve learning languages because it gives you a lot of opportunities. (involve)
14. If you in a bad relationship with a boss you can risk losing your job. (risk)
15. Who doesn’t like postpone doing boring things for next day. (postpone)
16. Delay paying a mortgage makes your credit history worse. (delay)
17. Doctors suggest drinking at least 1.5 liters of water every day. (suggest)
18. Parents always regret shouting on their kids. (regret)
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verb + -ing
Hello! I’ve read English grammar and decided that I need to practice some of topics. This exercise is about using ‘-ing’ form after some verbs. I tried to make up few sentences. Waiting for you corrections and comments.
1. If you want to be healthy, you should stop smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol and eating bad food. (stop)
2. I enjoy dancing at home when nobody watching me. (enjoy)
3. My nephew always fancy playing with his toy cars. (fancy)
4. I avoid talking on serious topics. (avoid)
5. I admit (that) speaking to foreigners is the best way to learn languages. (admit)
6. Many people consider using proper language instead of slang. (consider)
7. She misses playing guitar. (miss)
8. I always practice writing on Italki.com. (practice) -this is correct
9. Kate’s finished washing dishes. (finish) -this is correct
10. He doesn’t mind meeting me at the airport. (mind) -this is correct
11. I can’t imagine sleeping only four hours a day. (imagine) -this is correct
12. A lot of businessmen deny (that) studying in a university gives you a good job on a future. (deny) - Very close. "in the future"
13. I involve learning languages because it gives you a lot of opportunities. (involve) - Perhaps "I am involved in learning..." would be more clear.
14. If you in a bad relationship with a boss you can risk losing your job. (risk) - "If you are in a bad..."
15. Who doesn’t like postpone doing boring things for next day. (postpone) - "Who doesn't like to postpone doing boring things until the next day."
16. Delay paying a mortgage makes your credit history worse. (delay) - "Delay paying a mortgage and it makes your credit worse." another option: "Delay paying your mortgage to make your credit history worse."
17. Doctors suggest drinking at least 1.5 liters of water every day. (suggest) -this is correct
18. Parents always regret shouting on their kids. (regret) -"...at their kids"
I hope this helped!
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