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GERUNDS, INFINITIVES & PARTICIPLES

ENGLISH Despite his young age, my brother is good at managing a large team and handling complex projects.

Everybody should be concerned about reducing their carbon footprint and adopting renewable energy.

excuse for
advantage of Noun + Preposition + Gerund problem of
chance of idea of reason for
capability of interest in reputation for
danger of method of risk of
difficulty in need for the point of
doubt about possibility of way of
Spirulina, a type of blue-green algae, has the capability of surviving in the harshest environmental and chemical
conditions.
Many small businesses have noticed the need for having an online presence.

Preposition + Noun + Preposition + Gerund
on account of in exchange for in the middle of
on the brink of in favour of in case of
on the point of in return for for fear of
on the verge of in the course of for the sake of
in the habit of in spite of by virtue of
Please get in the habit of inspecting links and attachments before you click on them to provide your online security.
I volunteered at an animal shelter in exchange for gaining experience in animal care.

4. Expressions Used with Gerunds
“Gerund” ile kullanılan ifadeler şunlardır:

Some Expressions Followed by Gerunds Video 7.4
It is no use / good... …-nın / -nin yararı yok
It is not worth... …-a / -e değmez
There is no point in... …-nın / -nin anlamı yok
a waste of + (time / money / energy) (zaman / para / emek) ziyanı
waste + (time / money / energy) (zamanı / parayı / emeği) boşa harcamak
spend (time / money / energy) (zaman / para / emek) harcamak
What / How about...? …-a / -e ne dersin?
sit / stand / lie + (place) (bir yerde) oturup / dikilip / yatıp durmak
without / by -sız, -siz / -erek, -arak
have fun / good time iyi vakit geçirmek
go + (activity) (aktivite) yapmaya gitmek
busy meşgul olmak
can’t help durduramamak
can’t stand katlanamamak
It is not worth spending too much money to renovate that old house because of its market value.
Improving one’s English language skills might be challenging without dedicating time and effort.

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