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Use the appropriate form of the Gerund.
He was afraid of (take) for another person. being taken
Under police questioning he admitted (invent) the story. having invented
I remember (read) about it in one of the historical novels. reading
He got out his jacket, which had the appearance of (put) away for a long time. being put
It hadn’t been worth (leave) Paris. leaving
Victoria displayed a distinct pleasure at (allow) to tell her story. having allowed
She gave me the impression of (be) through much and of (be) sure of herself. being
After carefully (examine) the room several times I returned my attention to the mountain. being
She mentioned (see) me on television the previous night. having examined
For fear of (delay) by Paul she had not gone up to bed. being delayed
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1. He was afraid of (take) for another person.
being taken
Yes.
2. Under police questioning he admitted (invent) the story.
having invented
Yes. (But 'inventing' is also possible)
3. I remember (read) about it in one of the historical novels.
reading
Yes. (But 'having read' is also possible)
4. He got out his jacket, which had the appearance of (put) away for a long time. being put
No. You need a passive here.
5. It hadn’t been worth (leave) Paris.
leaving
Yes.
6. Victoria displayed a distinct pleasure at (allow) to tell her story.
having allowed
No. You need a passive here.
7. She gave me the impression of (be) through much and of (be) sure of herself.
being
There are two verbs needed here. The first needs to be in the perfect form.
8. After carefully (examine) the room several times I returned my attention to the mountain.
having examined.
Yes (but 'examining' is also possible)
9. She mentioned (see) me on television the previous night.
You don't seem to have completed this sentence.
10. For fear of (delay) by Paul she had not gone up to bed.
being delayed
Yes. An odd sentence, but grammatically OK.
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