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GERUNDS, INFINITIVES & PARTICIPLES

3. Gerunds as the Object of a Preposition

Bazı fiil, sıfat ve isimlerden sonra edat kullanılır ve tüm edatlardan sonra gerund (-ing) gelir.
Bir edatın nesnesi olarak (as the object of a preposition)
Aşağıdaki tabloda, fiil + edat + isim-fiil kullanımları yer almaktadır: Video 7.3

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

My parents are looking forward to celebrating their anniversary this weekend.
The team leader succeeded in persuading the board of directors to approve the project.
Aşağıdaki tabloda, fiil + nesne + edat + isim-fiil kullanımları yer almaktadır:

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

Strict regulations are in effect to prevent companies from polluting the environment.
The teacher blamed the student for disrupting the class.
Aşağıdaki tabloda, “to” edatından sonra getirilen isim-fiil kullanımları yer almaktadır:
Gerunds Used after the Preposition ‘to’

be used / accustomed to resort to due to dedicate to

look forward to in addition to object to devote to

prefer doing sth to doing sth owing to commit to refer to

At first, Jane had a culture shock, but she is used to living in a foreign country now.
The local residents strongly object to building the new factory near the river.

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