ПОМОГИТЕ ПОЖАЛУЙСТА! VARIANT A Use gerunds or infinitives. Lisa hates (watch) TV. We don't want (eat)...

VARIANT A

Lisa hates watching TV. We don't want to eat breakfast. Gary would like to go to the cinema tonight. Mum went to the bank to get some money. He left without saying a word. Please stop talking in class. What a surprise! I didn't expect to see him. I can't stand writing compositions. I'm not too tall to reach the top cupboard. Writing letters to friends is one of my hobbies. How did they manage to catch him? I'm happy to hear that the thief was caught.

VARIANT B

Thank you for helping me with my homework. We always go swimming in summer. He began playing in the second half of the game. I don't mind working. He promised to come home late from the party. Eating lots of sugar is bad for your teeth. I started learning Italian two months ago. They all decided to go home. We managed to put up our tent ourselves. She bought some flour to make bread. They all loved visiting the funfair. I'm not old enough to travel alone.

Certainly! Let's tackle each sentence, applying gerunds or infinitives as appropriate.

VARIANT A

1. Lisa hates watching TV.

   • "Hates" is followed by a gerund.

2. We don't want to eat breakfast.

   • "Don't want" is followed by an infinitive.

3. Gary would like to go to the cinema tonight.

   • "Would like" is followed by an infinitive.

4. Mum went to the bank to get some money.

   • This is a case of using an infinitive to express purpose.

5. He left without saying a word.

   • "Without" is followed by a gerund.

6. Please stop talking in class.

   • "Stop" is followed by a gerund.

7. What a surprise! I didn't expect to see him.

   • "Didn't expect" is followed by an infinitive.

8. I can't stand writing compositions.

   • "Can't stand" is followed by a gerund.

9. I'm not too tall to reach the top cupboard.

   • The infinitive is used here to describe capability.

10. Writing letters to friends is one of my hobbies.

    • Here, the gerund "writing" acts as the subject of the sentence.

11. How did they manage to catch him?

    • "Manage" is usually followed by an infinitive.

12. I'm happy to hear that the thief was caught.

    • "Happy" is followed by an infinitive in this context.

VARIANT B

1. Thank you for helping me with my homework.

   • "For" is followed by a gerund.

2. We always go swimming in summer.

   • "Go" followed by a gerund expresses an activity.

3. He began playing in the second half of the game.

   • "Began" can be followed by either a gerund or an infinitive, but the gerund is more common in modern usage.

4. I don't mind working.

   • "Don't mind" is followed by a gerund.

5. He promised to come home late from the party.

   • "Promised" is followed by an infinitive.

6. Eating lots of sugar is bad for your teeth.

   • The gerund "eating" is used as the subject of the sentence.

7. I started to learn Italian two months ago.

   • "Started" can be followed by either a gerund or an infinitive, but both forms are acceptable.

8. They all decided to go home.

   • "Decided" is followed by an infinitive.

9. We managed to put up our tent ourselves.

   • "Managed" is followed by an infinitive.

10. She bought some flour to make bread.

    • The infinitive "to make" expresses purpose.

11. They all loved visiting the funfair.

    • "Loved" is followed by a gerund.

12. I'm not old enough to travel alone.

    • The infinitive "to travel" is used after expressions with "enough".

These examples illustrate how gerunds and infinitives are used in different contexts, often depending on the verb or preposition they follow, or the function they serve in the sentence.