CHAPTER 13. GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES (20) FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR

 

FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR CHAPTER 13. GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES

 

EXERCISE 22. Gerunds as subjects; IT + infinitive. Directions: Work in pairs. Speaker A: Ask the given question. Your book is open. Speaker B: Answer the question. Begin with "It's. . ." and use an infinitive. Your book is closed. Speaker A: Respond by saying "I agree" followed by a gerund subject. (Or, if you wish, say "I don't agree. I think that …..’ followed by a gerund subject.)   Example SPEAKER A (book open): Which is easier: to make money or to spend money? SPEAKER B (book closed): It's easier to spend money than (it is) to make money. SPEAKER A (book open): I agree. Spending money is easier than making money. OR I don't agree. I think that making money is easier than spending money.   1 Which is more fun: to study at the library or to go to a movie? 2 Which is more difficult: to write English or to read English? 3 Which is more difficult: to write English or to read English? 4 Which is more expensive: to go to a movie or to go to a concert? 5 Which is more interesting: to talk to people or to watch people?  Switch roles 6 Which is more comfortable: to wear shoes or to go barefoot? 7 Which is more satisfying: to give gifts or to receive them? 8 Which is more dangerous: to ride in a car or to ride in an airplane? 9 Which is more important: to come to class on time or to get an extra hour of sleep in the morning? 10 Which is better: to light one candle or to curse the darkness?

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