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13-7 USING GERUNDS AS SUBJECTS;
USING IT + INFINITIVE
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EXERCISE
20.
Gerunds as subjects.
Directions: Create sentences with the same meaning by
using a gerund as the subject.
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It is important to get daily exercise. → Getting daily exercise is important.
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2
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It isn't hard to make friends.
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3
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It is easy
to cook rice.
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4
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It is relaxing to take a long walk.
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5
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Is it
difficult to learn a second language?
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6
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It is wrong to cheat during a test.
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7
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Is it
expensive to live in an apartment?
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8
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It isn't easy to live in a foreign country.
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9
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It takes
time to make new friends.
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EXERCISE
21.
IT + infinitive.
Directions: Create sentences with the same meaning by
using it + an infinitive.
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Having good friends is important. → It's
important to have good friends.
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Playing tennis is fun.
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3
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Being
polite to other people is important.
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4
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Learning about other cultures is interesting.
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5
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Walking
alone at night in that part of the city is dangerous.
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6
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Is riding a motorcycle easy?
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7
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Having a
cold isn't much fun.
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8
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Learning a second language takes a long time.
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9
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Cooking a
soft-boiled egg takes three minutes.
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