tailieunhanh - Common mistake at ielts intermediate part 2

Tham khảo tài liệu 'common mistake at ielts intermediate part 2', ngoại ngữ, toefl - ielts - toeic phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Verbs after adjectives and prepositions 1 Tick the correct sentence in each pair. 1 a Young children often feel shy to talk to adults b Young children often feel shy talking to adults. 2 a It is easy to understand why. b It is easy understanding why. j With eeZ adjective we use the -ing form of the verb New students do not always feel comfortable speaking English to other people. After be adjective too adjective and adjective enough we use to infinitive I was happy to see her when she arrived not I was happy seeing her The lecture was easy enough to understand not enough easy or easy understanding After all prepositions about by from for in of without etc. we use the -ing form of the verb we cannot use a clause subject verb They celebrated their anniversary by organising a big party. Thank you for helping me so much with my studies. He opened the door without thinking about what would happen next not without Iw fhiijjrrh it ttxtt icr 11j Note that despite in spite of and instead of are considered to be prepositions He did not get the job despite getting excellent grades not despite he got She went to the library instead of going straight home after school not instead of she I iv v. r If the following verb is negative we use not -ing. He got a job despite not getting good grades. 3 Underline the correct word or phrase in the sentences below. 1 It was easy understanding to understand why they liked living close to the beach. 2 When they finally arrived the students were too tired cooking I to cook anything. 3 I felt very nervous presenting I to present my assignment to the class. 4 The large tree prevented them from getting I to get wet in the rain. 5 I m sorry for causing I to cause you so much trouble. 6 The lady in front was wearing a hat that was too big seeing I to see over. 7 They still couldn t afford the hotel in spite of receiving they received a 10 discount. 8 They decided to rent a flat instead of staying I to stay in a hotel. 22 Test 4 1 Complete the .