VERBS AS COMPLEMENTS
a) Verbs that use the Ing form.
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admit
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delay
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miss
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regret
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risk
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appreciate
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deny
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postpone
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report
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suggest
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avoid
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enjoy
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practice
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resent
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can’t help
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finish
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quit
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resist
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consider
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mind
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recall
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resume
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SUBJECT+
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VERB+
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GERUND+
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COMPLEMENT+
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MODIFIER
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b) Verbs that use the infinitive form.
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VERB+
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INFINITIVE (TO VERB)
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agree
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expect
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intend
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prepare
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try
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attempt
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fail
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learn
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pretend
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want
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claim
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forget
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mean
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propose
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wish
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decide
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have
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need
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refuse
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demand
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hesitate
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offer
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seem
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desire
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hope
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plan
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tend
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c) Sentences that don’t change meaning using Gerund or Infinitive
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VERB+
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INFINITIVE (TO VERB)
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begin
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continue
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like
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prefer
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can’t stand
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start
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love
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hate
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d) Sentences that have different meaning
or
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VERB+
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INFINITIVE (TO VERB)
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e) Sentences that the require the ING form with Prepositions
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VERB+
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PREPOSITION+
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VERB-ING
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EXCEPTION: But, except.
Prepositions:
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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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He hid the wallet, for fear of being stolen.
f) Sentences that require the infinitive form with adjetives
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able
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dangerous
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good
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ready
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anxious
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difficult
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hard
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strange
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boring
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eager
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pleased
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usual
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common
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easy
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prepared
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g) Pronoun before the Infinitive
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SUBJECT+
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VERB+
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PRONOUN+
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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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Persuade
Prepare
Promise
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Remind
Urge
Want
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Object pronoun:
ME, YOU, HIM, HER, IT, US, YOU, THEM.
- He orders her to study for the test.
h) Verb -Ing plus possessive form
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SUBJECT+
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VERB+
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POSSESSIVE FORM+
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VERB-ING
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Possessive form:
MINE, YOURS, HIS, HERS, ITS, YOURS, OURS, THEM, MY, YOU , HIS HER, ITS, YOURS, THEIR.
i) Need
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LIVING THING+
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NEED+
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INFINITIVE
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THING+
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NEED+
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GERUND (ING)
TO BE+ PAST PARTICIPLE
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COUNT
PENCIL, BOOK, ORANGE, PEOPLE
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NON COUNT OR UNCOUNTABLE
MONEY, SUGAR, FOOD
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A, THE, SOME, ANY,
THAT, THOSE, THIS, THESE,
NONE, ONE, TWO, THREE,…..
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THE, SOME, ANY
THIS, THAT (ONLY SINGULAR)
NONE
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MANY
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MUCH
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A LOT OF
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A LOT OF
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A LARGE NUMBER OF
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A LARGE AMOUNT OF
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FEWER… THAN
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LESS…. THAN
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MORE…. THAN
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MORE… THAN
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(A) FEW
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(A) LITTLE
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j) Subjunctives
VERBS WITH THAT:
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Advice
Ask
Command
Decree
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Demand
Desire
Insist
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Move
Order
Prefer
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Recommend
Request
Require
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Stipulate
Suggest
Urge
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SUBJECT+
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VERB+
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THAT+
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SUBJECT+
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VERB WORD +
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….+
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NOUNS WITH THAT:
ADJECTIVES WITH THAT
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Advised
Imperative
Important
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Mandatory
Necessary
Obligatory
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Proposed
Recommended
Require
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Suggested
Urgent
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I
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IT+
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BE+
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ADJECTIVE+
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THAT+
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SUBJECT+
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VERB WORD
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