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w EXERCISES – Gerunds and Infinitives

A) B)
1. about travelling 1. The results of the experiment were not reliable enough to support the hypothesis.
2. for selling 2. The conclusion of the article was not clear enough to summarise the main findings of the
study completely.
3. of being
3. The team’s defensive strategy was too passive to effectively prevent the opposing team
4. about increasing
from scoring.
5. on spending
4. The information presented in the lecture was too complex for students to understand in a
6. from taking off limited time period.
7. in winning 5. The historical account presented by the author was not objective enough to provide an
8. for treating – monitoring accurate portrayal of the historical events.

C)
1. contaminating – releasing 9. spending – developing
2. limiting 10. informing – causing / having caused
3. Being exposed 11. establishing – littering
4. performing 12. paying / having paid
5. questioning 13. following
6. being recognised / having been recognised 14. winning – being selected
7. falling 15. spending
8. having come – winning 16. having been bribed

D)
1. to invest 9. to be gaining / to have gained
2. have 10. to have declared
3. to be visited 11. keep – follow
4. to wait 12. to have made / to make
5. to have finished / to finish 13. to be postponed
6. to find 14. to have been using / to have used
7. to have been solved 15. to have been written
8. to master 16. conduct

E) F)
1. to rise 1. to consume
2. seizing 2. to verify – to have received
3. working / to work 3. being sent / having been sent – to attend
4. doing 4. cleaning / to be cleaned – preparing
5. to reduce 5. to be enjoying – to grab
6. violating – sacrificing 6. having committed
7. attending 7. being rejected
8. learning / to learn 8. to take – washing

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