How
to use Verbs as Complements
1)
This construction is used with the verbs listed below:
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VERB+
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GERUND (VERB-ING)
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admit
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delay
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miss
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regret
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risk
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appreciate
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deny
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postpone
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report
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suggest
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avoid
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enjoy
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practice
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resent
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can’t help
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finish
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quit
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resist
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consider
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mind
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recall
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resume
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The sentence construction would be
as follows:
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SUBJECT+
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VERB+
|
GERUND+
|
COMPLEMENT+
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MODIFIER
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Examples:
I enjoy studying English at the CBA.
He considered traveling to Europe
for the summer, but he doesn’t have enough funds.
2)
This construction is used with the verbs listed below:
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VERB+
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INFINITIVE
(TO VERB)
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agree
|
expect
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intend
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prepare
|
try
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attempt
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fail
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learn
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pretend
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want
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claim
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forget
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mean
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propose
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wish
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decide
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have
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need
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refuse
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demand
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hesitate
|
offer
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seem
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desire
|
hope
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plan
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tend
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Examples:
I decided to refuse the invitation.
He pretended to be someone else.
She forgot to bring her keys.
3)
With the following Verbs the Sentence doesn’t change meaning if you
use the gerund (ing) or the infinitive
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begin
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continue
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like
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prefer
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can’t stand
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start
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love
|
hate
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VERB+
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GERUND (VERB-ING)
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or
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VERB+
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INFINITIVE (TO VERB)
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4) With
the following Verbs the Sentence has Different Meaning
Stop
Remember
Forget
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VERB+
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GERUND (VERB-ING) – Means forever
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Example:
She
stopped studying Engineering when she got pregnant.
Meaning she won’t study Engineering
any more. She stopped studying forever.
or
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VERB+
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INFINITIVE (TO VERB)
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Example:
She
stopped to study English when I called her.
Meaning that she will continue to
study after her break.
5)
Use of prepositions with the -Ing Form
|
VERB+
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PREPOSITION+
|
VERB-ING
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List of
Prepositions that use this construction:
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as a result of
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from
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in view of
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thanks to
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at
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in
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of
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through
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because of
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in exchange for
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on account of
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with
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by means of
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in return for
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on the strength of
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without
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by virtue of
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in spite of
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out of
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for fear of
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in the face of
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owing to
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for lack of
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in the light of
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for want of
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EXCEPTION:
But, except.
Example:
He hid the
wallet, for fear of being stolen.
She was
really famous, as a result of acting as Mary in the Jesus Christ film.
Courage in
the Face of Eviction Nightmare
6)
Use of Adjectives with the infinitive form
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ADJECTIVES +
|
INFINITIVE
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Construction:
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VERB+
|
ADJECTIVE+
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TO VERB
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List
of adjectives that use this construction:
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able
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dangerous
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good
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ready
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anxious
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difficult
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hard
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strange
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boring
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eager
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pleased
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usual
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common
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easy
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prepared
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Examples:
I’m pleased to meet you
It’s difficult to understand some
people.
I’m prepared to take this test.
Rafael is eager to meet you.
7)
Use a Pronoun before the Infinitive form
Certain verbs require the
following construction:
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SUBJECT+
|
VERB+
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PRONOUN+
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TO VERB
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Allow Ask
Beg
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Convince Expect
Instruct
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Invite Order
Permit
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PersuadePrepare
Promise
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RemindUrge
Want
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The pronouns to
be used are object pronouns: ME, YOU, HIM, HER, IT, US, YOU, THEM.
Example:
He orders her to study for the test.
My mother promised me to take me to
the mall.
Rahima convinced him to purchase an
expensive purse.
8)
Use the -ing (gerung) form of a verb after the possessive form.
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SUBJECT+
|
VERB+
|
POSSESSIVE FORM+
|
VERB-ING
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Possessive
form: MINE, YOURS, HIS, HERS, ITS, YOURS, OURS, THEM, MY, YOU , HIS HER, ITS,
YOURS, THEIR.
Example:
I understand her feeling.
9)
Use of the verb need with different nouns (living and things)
With living things use need and the
infinitive form of the verb.
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LIVING THING+
|
NEED+
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INFINITIVE
|
George needs to work out more
often.
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THING+
|
NEED+
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GERUND (ING)TO BE+ PAST PARTICIPLE
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The blender needs to be repaired.
The blanket needs to be cleaned.
10)
Use of subjunctives
|
SUBJECT+
|
VERB+
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THAT+
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SUBJECT+
|
VERB WORD +
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….+
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Joe
prefers that she speak with him personally.
VERBS WITH
THAT:
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AdviceAsk
Command
Decree
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DemandDesire
Insist
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MoveOrder
Prefer
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RecommendRequest
Require
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StipulateSuggest
Urge
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NOUNS WITH
THAT:
Recommendation
Requirement
Suggestion
ADJECTIVES
WITH THAT
|
IT+
|
BE+
|
ADJECTIVE+
|
THAT+
|
SUBJECT+
|
VERB WORD
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AdvisedImperative
Important
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MandatoryNecessary
Obligatory
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ProposedRecommended
Require
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SuggestedUrgent
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