3V compounds + gerunds and to+infinitive

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• Leerjaar 3

Compounds, gerunds and to+infinitive

Grammar 1 and 2 in year 3!

Compounds  

Some and any are quantifiers, but so are no and every.

Compounds are quantifiers in combination with -thing , -body / one and -where (plaatsen)

Something, anybody, no one, everywhere.

Write a sentence using a compound word.

Write a correct sentence using the word 'any'.

Write a correct sentence using the word 'some'.

some and any

Use some in confirmations:
1. There are some children in the street.
2. There is some money in my pocket.

Use any in negative sentences:
1. There aren't any children in the street.
2. There isn't any money in my pocket.

Gerunds

Een werkwoord dat wordt gebruikt als zelfstandig naamwoord en eindigt op -ing is een gerund.

Een werkwoord wat helemaal aan het begin van een zin staat is dus altijd een gerund:

Singing gives me great pleasure.

Reading a book calms me down.

Gerunds

De gerund komt meestal na werkwoorden als (dis)like, love, hate, miss en avoid.

 

I love going to parties. / I dislike travelling to Mexico. --> zn
Ik hou van het gaan naar feestjes.

MAAR: I would like to come to the party. --> ww

To + infinitive

To + infinitive kan neergezet worden na het lijdend voorwerp van de zin.

I asked him to read a book.

We invited a friend to come along with us.

Please remind your brother to wash the dishes.

To + infinitive

Achter sommige werkwoorden kan to + infinitive komen te staan. Voorbeelden zijn to hope, to ask, to refuse, to expect.

I hope to become a famous football player.

He was expected to pay for the bad painting job.

Restaurants refuse to give people plastic straws.

To + infinitive

To + infinitive kan ook neergezet worden na een aantal bijvoeglijke naamwoorden die je gebruikt om je mening te uiten.

It is not easy  to do three things at once.

It is wonderful  to have many great friends.

He is happy  to help you.

It was a lovely day so we decided _____ swimming

1. going
2. to go

We're hoping ______ some theatre tickets if they are not expensive.

1. getting
2. to get

She avoided _______ him about her plans.

1. telling
2. to tell

Do you mind ______ me a hand?

1. giving
2. to give

Practice!

Do exercises 30a+b, 31 and 32.

Finished? Continue studying the chapter 1 words.

Test date: October 30th
Quantity of lessons until the test: 5