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GERUNDS & 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 kullanılır. Tüm edatlardan sonra “gerund’’ kullanılır.  Video 10.3
                                            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
           ▪ 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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