How to use Verbs as Complements
1) This construction is used with the verbs listed below:
VERB+
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GERUND (VERB-ING)
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admit
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delay
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miss
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regret
|
risk
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appreciate
|
deny
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postpone
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report
|
suggest
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avoid
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enjoy
|
practice
|
resent
|
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can’t help
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finish
|
quit
|
resist
|
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consider
|
mind
|
recall
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resume
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The sentence construction would be as follows:
SUBJECT+
|
VERB+
|
GERUND+
|
COMPLEMENT+
|
MODIFIER
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Examples:
I enjoy studying English at the CBA.
He considered traveling to Europe for the summer, but he doesn’t have
enough funds.
2) This construction is used with the verbs listed below:
VERB+
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INFINITIVE (TO VERB)
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agree
|
expect
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intend
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prepare
|
try
|
attempt
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fail
|
learn
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pretend
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want
|
claim
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forget
|
mean
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propose
|
wish
|
decide
|
have
|
need
|
refuse
|
|
demand
|
hesitate
|
offer
|
seem
|
|
desire
|
hope
|
plan
|
tend
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Examples:
I decided to refuse the invitation.
He pretended to be someone else.
She forgot to bring her keys.
3) With the following Verbs the Sentence
doesn’t change meaning if you use the gerund (ing) or the infinitive
begin
|
continue
|
like
|
prefer
|
can’t stand
|
start
|
love
|
hate
|
VERB+
|
GERUND (VERB-ING)
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or
VERB+
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INFINITIVE (TO VERB)
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4) With the following Verbs the Sentence has Different Meaning
Stop
Remember
Forget
VERB+
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GERUND (VERB-ING) – Means forever
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Example:
She stopped studying Engineering when she got
pregnant.
Meaning she won’t study Engineering any more. She stopped studying
forever.
or
VERB+
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INFINITIVE (TO VERB)
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Example:
She stopped to study English when I called her.
Meaning that she will continue to study after her break.
5) Use of prepositions with the -Ing Form
VERB+
|
PREPOSITION+
|
VERB-ING
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List of Prepositions that use this construction:
as a result of
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from
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in view of
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thanks to
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at
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in
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of
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through
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because of
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in exchange for
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on account of
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with
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by means of
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in return for
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on the strength of
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without
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by virtue of
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in spite of
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out of
|
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for fear of
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in the face of
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owing to
|
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for lack of
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in the light of
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||
for want of
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EXCEPTION: But, except.
Example:
He hid the wallet, for fear of being stolen.
She was really famous, as a result of acting as Mary in the Jesus Christ
film.
Courage in the Face of Eviction Nightmare
6) Use of Adjectives with the infinitive form
ADJECTIVES +
|
INFINITIVE
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Construction:
VERB+
|
ADJECTIVE+
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TO VERB
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List of adjectives that use this construction:
able
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dangerous
|
good
|
ready
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anxious
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difficult
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hard
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strange
|
boring
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eager
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pleased
|
usual
|
common
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easy
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prepared
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Examples:
I’m pleased to meet you
It’s difficult to understand some people.
I’m prepared to take this test.
Rafael is eager to meet you.
7) Use a Pronoun before the Infinitive form
Certain verbs require the following construction:
SUBJECT+
|
VERB+
|
PRONOUN+
|
TO VERB
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Allow Ask
Beg
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Convince Expect
Instruct
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Invite Order
Permit
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PersuadePrepare
Promise
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RemindUrge
Want
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The pronouns to be used are object pronouns: ME, YOU, HIM, HER,
IT, US, YOU, THEM.
Example:
He orders her to study for the test.
My mother promised me to take me to the mall.
Rahima convinced him to purchase an expensive purse.
8) Use the -ing (gerung) form of a verb after
the possessive form.
SUBJECT+
|
VERB+
|
POSSESSIVE FORM+
|
VERB-ING
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Possessive form: MINE, YOURS, HIS, HERS, ITS, YOURS, OURS, THEM, MY, YOU ,
HIS HER, ITS, YOURS, THEIR.
Example:
I understand her feeling.
9) Use of the verb need with different nouns (living and things)
With living things use need and the infinitive form of the verb.
LIVING THING+
|
NEED+
|
INFINITIVE
|
George needs to work out more often.
THING+
|
NEED+
|
GERUND (ING)TO BE+ PAST PARTICIPLE
|
The blender needs to be repaired.
The blanket needs to be cleaned.
10) Use of subjunctives
SUBJECT+
|
VERB+
|
THAT+
|
SUBJECT+
|
VERB WORD +
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….+
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Joe prefers that she speak with him personally.
VERBS WITH THAT:
AdviceAsk
Command
Decree
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DemandDesire
Insist
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MoveOrder
Prefer
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RecommendRequest
Require
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StipulateSuggest
Urge
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NOUNS WITH THAT:
Recommendation
Requirement
Suggestion
ADJECTIVES WITH THAT
IT+
|
BE+
|
ADJECTIVE+
|
THAT+
|
SUBJECT+
|
VERB WORD
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AdvisedImperative
Important
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MandatoryNecessary
Obligatory
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ProposedRecommended
Require
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SuggestedUrgent
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