tailieunhanh - Fundamentals of english grammar third edition part 58

Tham khảo tài liệu 'fundamentals of english grammar third edition part 58', ngoại ngữ, ngữ pháp tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | 13-7 USING GERUNDS AS SUBJECTS USING IT INFINITIVE a Riding horses is fun. b It is fun to ride horses. c Coming to class on time is important. d It is important to come to class on time. a and b have the same meaning. In a A gerund riding is the subject of the sentence. Notice The verb is is singular because a gerund is singular. In b The word it is used as the subject of the sentence. The word it has die same meaning as the infinitive phrase at the end of the sentence it means to ride horses. It is also correct but less common to use an infinitive as tire subject of a sentence To ride horses is fun. EXERCISE 20. Gerunds as subjects. Chart 13-7 Directions Create sentences with the same meaning by using a gerund as the subject. 1. It is important to get daily exercise. Getting daily exercise is important. 2. It isn t hard to make friends. 3. It is easy to cook rice. 4. It is relaxing to take a long walk. 5. Is it difficult to learn a second language 6. It is wrong to cheat during a test. 7. Is it expensive to live in an apartment 8. It isn t easy to live in a foreign country. 9. It takes time to make new friends. EXERCISE 21. IT infinitive. Chart 13-7 Directions Create sentences with the same meaning by using it an infinitive. 1. Having good friends is important. Ids important to have good friends. 2. Playing tennis is fun. 3. Being polite to other people is important. 4. Learning about other cultures is interesting. 5. Walking alone at night in that part of the city is dangerous. 6. Is riding a motorcycle easy 7. Having a cold isn t much fun. 8. Learning a second language takes a long time. 9. Cooking a soft-boiled egg takes three minutes. EXERCISE 22. Gerunds as subjects IT Infinitive. Chart 13-7 Directions Work in pairs. Speaker A Ask the given question. Your book is open. Speaker B Answer the question. Begin with Ids . . . and use an infinitive. Your book is closed. Speaker A Respond by saying I agree followed by a gerund subject. Or if you wish say I don t .

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