Answer for exercise Grammar 2
The solution for exercise Grammar 2 in chapter 12 - Language focus 1 of Cutting Edge Upper-Intermediate - Student's Book by Sarah Cunningham, Peter Moor and Jonathan Bygrave
Question
Match verb patterns 1-10 below to other examples in the quiz.
Answer
- You don't like making, who won't mind talking. You've spent ages practising (Some verbs are followed by gerunds, but there are no explicit rules for this. When students learn a new verb, they also need to learn what form follows it. As a very general rule, however, verbs which describe true feelings, eg. like, love, enjoy, hate, can't stand, etc. are usually followed by the gerund.)
- How do you go about choosing, You aren't ... keen on being photographed
- Impressing the right people ... is important (Grammatically, a gerund as the subject of a sentence is used in the same way as a noun. A gerund can also be used as an object, eg. I like watching TV.)
- You expect other people to remember, if it helps to get you noticed, You pretend not to remember, You manage to hide (There are no explicit rules for this. When students learn a new verb, they also need to learn what form follows it. As a very general rule, however, verbs with a future meaning, e.g. hope, expect, plan, promise, etc. are usually followed by the infinitive.)
- the right place to be seen, an excuse to move on
- happy to let other people, desperate to impress, prepared to tell lies (Many adjectives are followed by the infinitive. Students need to learn them as they go along.)
- too nervous to remember
- Have you got what it takes to become, go to a club to celebrate, tell lies about yourself to make the right impression (This pattern is very common, and is a shortened form of in order to.)
- something special to wear
- You wouldn't dare tell lies