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Topic Summary - Gerunds and Infinitives

3. Usage of gerunds as the object of a preposition
Bir edatın nesnesi olarak (as the object of a preposition)
Bazı fiil, sıfat ve isimlerden sonra bir edat kullanırız. Tüm edatlardan sonra “gerund’’ kullanılır.
Verb + Preposition + Gerund
abstain from comment on forget about refer to
adjust to complain about insist on succeed in
apologise for consist of look forward to specialise in
approve of deal with object to talk about/of
believe in depend on/upon participate in think about/of
care about dream about/of plan on worry about

▪ I apologise for behaving rudely during the debate.
▪ Why don’t you participate in writing an Erasmus project to share ideas with a colleague from a school abroad?

Verb + Object + Preposition + Gerund
accuse sb of congratulate sb on keep sb from
apologise to sb for deter sb from prevent sb from
arrest sb for devote oneself to punish sb for
blame sb for discourage sb from stop sb from
charge sb with forgive sb for suspect sb of
complain to sb about involve sb in warn sb about/against
▪ The children apologised to the landlord for breaking the window while playing football.

▪ The sales manager congratulated his teammates on reaching the expected target for year-end sales.
Gerunds Used after the Preposition ‘to’
due to object to
owing to commit to
in addition to dedicate to
be used to devote to
be opposed to refer to
look forward to resort to
prefer doing sth to doing sth oppose to

▪ Workers objected to working at the weekend after such a busy work week.
▪ Some volunteer teachers devoted themselves to teaching students who were unable to get an education at school.

Adjective + Preposition + Gerund
accustomed to essential to proud of
afraid of excited about quick at
angry at exposed to responsible for
appropriate for (in)famous/notorious for similar to
ashamed of fed up with sorry about/for
aware of good/bad at surprised at
bored with happy about/of suitable for
capable of interested in sure of/about
concerned about jealous of terrified of

delighted at keen on tired of
disappointed about/at opposed to worried about
▪ Tour guides are responsible for ensuring the group’s safety and keeping the group together.
▪ Gifted students are capable of learning even complicated subjects within a short time.

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