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CHUYÊN ĐỀ 4 - DANH ĐỘNG TỪ
CHUYÊN ĐỀ 4 - DANH ĐỘNG TỪ
B. PRACTICE EXERCISES
Exercise 1: Decide the underlined parts are gerund (G) or present participle (P).
Question 1: Staying up late is harmful to skin.
Question 2: Her boss caught him speaking privately in the working time, so he was fired.
Question 3: After completing the plan, we had a vacation in Hawaii.
Question 4: This is the most embarrassing problem that I have ever seen.
Question 5: The painting was beautiful. I stood there admiring it for a long time.
Question 6: I’ve just heard that there’s been a major accident that has all of the traffic tied
up. If we want to get to the play on time, we’d better avoid taking the high way.
Question 7: Did you ever finish designing the office for that new client of yours?
Question 8: It was their 25th wedding anniversary last week.
Question 9: My sister was cleaning the floor when the telephone rang.
Question 10: My brother is fond of pointing out my mistakes.
Question 11: My habit is sleeping whenever I’m sad.
Question 12: My hobby, playing table tennis, makes me feel happy.
Question 13: He washed his car, singing happily.
Question 14: Walking in the rain gives me a pleasure.
Question 15: The girl lending me this book is my best friend.
Question 16: Leaving school, he has worked in a restaurant.
Question 17: I saw your children playing on the street.
Question 18: She said how much she appreciated the overwhelming generosity of the
public in responding to the appeal.
Question 19: Neil denied breaking the window.
Question 20: Driving carelessly, he had an accident.
Exercise 4: Rewrite each of the following sentences with gerund or present participle or
perfect participle.
Question 1: Christopher apologized. He’d forgotten to pay.
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Question 2: When Tom had repaired the car, he took it out for a road test.
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Question 3: The porter just stood there. He expected a tip.
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Question 4: Because he was the youngest child, Natasha was her father’s favorite.
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Question 5: Mitchell picked up the phone and dialed a number
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Question 6: He left the phone ring for 5 minutes and then slowly replaced the receiver.
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Question 7: After she had worked hard all day, Sarah was exhausted.
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Question 8: We saw Rupert. He was looking into a shop window.
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Question 9: Since Daniel had spent all his money, he couldn't afford a new jacket.
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Question 10: He took out a gun and put it in his briefcase.
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Question 11: Shall we go for a walk?
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Question 12: Why don’t we visit our teacher?
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Question 13: It is really quite easy to learn English.
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Question 14: I don’t want to go to the movie tonight.
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Question 15: Complaining about the matter is useless now.
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Question 16: It’s not a good idea to travel during the rush hour.
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Question 17: Could you turn the radio down, please?
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Question 18: Are you going to the seaside this summer?
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Question 19: Will you invite your friends on Sundays?
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Question 20: He didn’t say goodbye to anyone when he left the room.
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Question 21: He would rather read books than watch television.
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Question 22: “Do you want to play tennis?” “No, not really.”
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Question 23: “You were driving too fast.” “Yes, it’s true. Sorry.”
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Question 24: “You broke into the shop.” “No, I didn’t.”
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Question 25: Shall we go away tomorrow instead of today?
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