Question

Exercise 248. Combine the following couples of sentences into one using the gerund.
A. Models:
I am his pupil. I am proud of it. I am proud of being his pupil. I was his pupil. I am proud of it.-I am proud of having been his pupil.
1. He works with professor Collins. He is proud of it.
2. He worked with professor Collins. He is proud of it.
3. He is playing chess with a champion. He is proud of it.
4. He was playing chess with a cham- pion. He is proud of it.
5. She made many mistakes. She is ashamed of it.
6. She makes many mistakes. She is ashamed of it.
B. Models:
I am often invited there. I am proud of it.-I am proud of being often invited there. I was invited there. I am proud of it.- I am proud of having been invited there.
1. He is given an important task. He is proud of it.
2. He was given an important task. He is proud of it.
4. She was loved by her pupils. She is proud of it.
5. The boy is praised by the teacher. He is proud of it.
6. The boy was praised by his teacher. He is proud of it.
C . Model:
We sang together. We enjoyed it. We enjoyed singing together.
1. I saw this film. I enjoyed it.
2. She played the piano. She en- joyed it.
3. Tom collects stamps. He enjoys it.
4. The boys played football. They enjoyed it.
5. We bathed in the river. We enjoyed it.
D . Model :
They went home. They did not wait for me.- They went home without waiting for me.
1. I translate the text. I did not use the dictionary. 2. Mary left home. She did not lock the door.
3. He went to bed. He did not take off his shirt. 4. The boy continued to speak. He did not look at us.
5. The man saved the child. He did not give his name.
E. Mode I:
I did not take a taxi. I went there by bus. Instead of taking a taxi, I went there by bus.
1. We did not go to the Crimea. We spent the summer in the country.
2. He was not preparing for his exam. He was playing chess.
3. I did not learn the story by heart. I prepared to retell it.
4. I shall not go to the cinema. I shall watch television.
5. I shan't write her a letter. I'll send her a telegram.
F. Model:
Mother is busy. She is cooking dinner.-Mother is busy cooking dinner.
1. Tom is busy. He is repairing his bicycle.
2. Jane is busy. She is washing her dress.
3. I was busy. I was preparing my report.
4. The children are busy. They are cleaning the room.
5. The teacher was busy. She was correcting our tests.
G. Model:
This radio set is good. I advise radio set is worth buying. you to buy it. This
1. This book is interesting. I advise you to read it.
2. This film is good. I advise you to see it.
3. This house in not very old. I advise you to repair it.
4. This museum has many interesting things. I advise you to visit it.
5. Many scientific works are published in this language. I advise you to learn it.
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Answer 1

Ответ:

A.

He is proud of working with professor Collins.

He is proud of having worked with professor Collins.

He is proud of playing chess with a champion.

He is proud of having played chess with a champion.

She is ashamed of making many mistakes.

She is ashamed of having made many mistakes.

B.

He is proud of being given an important task.

He is proud of having been given an important task.

She is proud of being loved by her pupils.

She is proud of having been loved by her pupils.

The boy is proud of being praised by the teacher.

The boy is proud of having been praised by his teacher.

C.

I enjoyed seeing this film.

She enjoyed playing the piano.

Tom enjoys collecting stamps.

The boys enjoyed playing football.

We enjoyed bathing in the river.

F.

Tom is busy repairing his bicycle.

Jane is busy washing her dress.

I was busy preparing my report.

The children are busy cleaning the room.

The teacher was busy correcting our tests.

G.

This book is worth reading.

This film is worth seeing.

This house is worth repairing.

This museum is worth visiting.

Learning this language is worth it.