Global Lehigh Strategic Initiatives (without descriptions)
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1. I WANT TO GO. THEY TRIED TO FIND FAULT WITH US the forms TO GO AND TO FIND are “INFINITIVES”
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8. CONTINUATION OF GERUND ADJECTIVES AND VERBS which are always in combination with the preposition (fond of, intrested in, object to) must be followed by a gerund, not an infinitive. Eg. SHE IS FOND OF PLAYING CARDS. HE IS ADDICTED TO SMOKING. I OBJECT TO DOING IT. GERUNDS MAY ALSO BE USED ADVERBIALLY. Eg. We are going shopping ,fishing, riding, swimming, visiting friends etc. WORKSHEET 39. CONTINUE WITH THE EXERCISE
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12. SOME CONJUNCTIONS ARE USED IN PAIRS AND ARE CALLED CORRELATIVES. Eg. both…. and: we both loved and honoured him. either …or: Either take it or leave it. neither…nor: It is neither useful nor ornamental. not only…..but also: He was not only fined but also imprisoned. TWO SIMPLE SENTENCES MAY ALSO BE JOINED TOGETHER BY THE USE OF CO-ORDINATING CONJUNCTION. WORKSHEET 41 – DO THE EXERCISES