GRAMMAR LESSON OF THE DAY WHAT MAKES YOU

GRAMMAR LESSON OF THE DAY

WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH? • Hearing a good joke makes me laugh. • Watching a funny movie makes me laugh. • Watching cartoons with my children makes me laugh. • Playing with my children makes me laugh. • Singing or dancing with my family makes me laugh. • Watching somebody do something stupid n a You. Tube video makes me laugh. • Watching someone play a trick on another person makes me laugh.

VERBS THAT TAKE GERUNDS • Start When will you start working again? • Begin She began wearing a face mask to the store. • Continue Are we going to continue studying online? • Keep Please keep practicing your English. • Finish Did you finish watching that TV series? • Stop pandemic They have stopped going to the park since the started. • Quit Have you quit smoking yet? • Cease The machine just ceased operating.

VERBS THAT TAKE GERUNDS • Like I like cooking. • Love I love watching funny movies. • Enjoy I enjoy hiking. • Prefer I prefer walking to running. • mind Would you mind helping me? • Don’t mind No, I don’t mind helping you at all. • Dislike I dislike cleaning the toilet. • Hate I hate washing windows. • Despise I despise fixing clogged pipes. • Can’t stand I can’t stand waiting in long lines. • Can’t bear I can’t bear waiting another minute. • Dread I dread going to a crowded supermarket.

VERBS THAT TAKE GERUNDS • Discuss We should discuss canceling our trip. • Mention He mentioned taking some time off from work. • Propose in They proposed changing their wedding date to later the year. • Suggest workers. The employer suggested offering extra pay to • Talk about We talked about getting a pet dog.

VERBS THAT TAKE GERUNDS • Avoid pay. He avoided filing his tax forms because he didn’t want to • Deny She denied doing anything wrong. • Delay They will delayed going on their trip because of Coronavirus. • Postpone shutdown. • Resist • Risk He postponed making reservations because of the She resisted getting a vaccine because she hates shots. They risk getting the virus if they don’t get a vaccine.

VERBS THAT TAKE INFINITIVES • need • want • wish • hope • would like • I need to do my homework. • I want to study more grammar. • I wish to get a college degree. • I hope to start college in the fall. • I would like to buy a car.

VERBS THAT TAKE INFINITIVES • Plan They are planning to get married. • Prepare She prepared to take a trip. • Intend He intends to get a new job. • Choose 19. I am choosing to stay home because of Covid • Decide I decided to leave the company. • Expect We expect to get paid for over time hours.

VERBS THAT TAKE INFINITIVES • Agree husband. He agreed to be a good • Refuse She refused to marry him. • Offer He offered to marry her. • Promise her. He promised to take care of • Vow him. She vowed to be faithful to

VERBS THAT TAKE INFINITIVES • Neglect He neglected to file his tax returns. • Forget He forgot to file his tax returns. • Fail He failed to file his tax returns.

VERBS THAT TAKE INFINITIVES • Appear • Seem • Tend It appears to be sunny today. It seems to be a nice day today. It tends to be rainy in the spring.