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    The document lists verbs and prepositions that require a gerund (-ing form) when used in a sentence. Some examples of verbs requiring a gerund include "accused of", "advantage of", "alternative to", and "afraid of". It also lists phrasal verbs followed by gerunds such as "be fond of", "be worth", and "feel like". The table provides examples to illustrate how the verbs and prepositions are used with gerunds in sentences.

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    The document lists verbs and prepositions that require a gerund (-ing form) when used in a sentence. Some examples of verbs requiring a gerund include "accused of", "advantage of", "alternative to", and "afraid of". It also lists phrasal verbs followed by gerunds such as "be fond of", "be worth", and "feel like". The table provides examples to illustrate how the verbs and prepositions are used with gerunds in sentences.

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    The document lists verbs and prepositions that require a gerund (-ing form) when used in a sentence. Some examples of verbs requiring a gerund include "accused of", "advantage of", "alternative to", and "afraid of". It also lists phrasal verbs followed by gerunds such as "be fond of", "be worth", and "feel like". The table provides examples to illustrate how the verbs and prepositions are used with gerunds in sentences.

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    Adjectives + Prepositions 5

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    Laura GP
    The document lists verbs and prepositions that require a gerund (-ing form) when used in a sentence. Some examples of verbs requiring a gerund include "accused of", "advantage of", "alternative to", and "afraid of". It also lists phrasal verbs followed by gerunds such as "be fond of", "be worth", and "feel like". The table provides examples to illustrate how the verbs and prepositions are used with gerunds in sentences.

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    Prepositions which require the gerund (-ing form)

    The following table shows the verbs with prepositions and expressions
    that should be followed by gerunds.

    Verbs with prepositions


    Example
    / expressions
    Accused of She is accused of smuggling.
    The advantage of living alone is that
    Advantage of
    you can do what you like.
    Alternative to Running is an alternative to swimming.
    Afraid of I am afraid of being in an accident.
    She doesn't approve of watching
    Approve of
    television all day.
    My attempt at riding a bike has been
    Attempt at
    successful.
    Bad at I am bad at writing letters.
    What is the chance of knowing each
    Chance of
    others cousins?
    The team is committed to winning the
    Committed to
    game.
    Crazy about She is crazy about living in Amsterdam.
    He is concentrating on finishing his
    Concentrate on
    homework.
    Consist of It consists of working hard.
    Danger of Danger of drowning.
    We will decide against using animals
    Decide against
    for testing make up.
    She had difficulty in finding a house in
    Difficulty in
    Amsterdam.
    There is some doubt about going to the
    Doubt about
    beach today.
    I dream of working at a magazine when
    Dream of
    I have graduated.
    They are excited about going on
    Excited about
    holiday next week.
    Experience in She has a lot of experience in baking
    cakes.
    She got famous for singing the national
    Famous for
    anthem.
    Fed up with I am fed up with listening to him.
    Can you give an explanation for being
    Give an explanation for
    late?
    Glad about I am glad about finishing high school.
    She has no intention of getting to know
    Have no intention of
    him.
    She improved her Spanish by reading
    Improve by
    the newspaper.
    He insisted on helping his
    Insist on
    grandmother.
    She likes watching television instead of
    Instead of
    reading a book.
    Interested in He is interested in playing tennis.
    Keep on She keeps on talking to him.
    Have an objection to I have an objection to that claim.
    I made an apology for him behaving
    Make an apology for
    badly.
    They had an objection to having her
    Objection to
    here.
    She offered me an apology for being
    Offer an apology for
    late.
    There is a possibility of winning the
    Possibility of
    championship.
    I am proud of completing the exercises
    Proud of
    before the end of the class.
    Reason for There is a reason for being late.
    Succeed in She succeeded in winning the game.
    Talk about They talked about selling their house.
    They are thinking of selling their
    Think of / Think about
    house.
    Tired of She is tired of hearing that.
    Way of I love her way of singing.
    Worried about I was worried about arriving late at the
    airport.

    Phrasal verbs followed by gerunds

    Phrasal verbs Example


    Be fond of He is fond of going to parties.
    Be worth It's worth mentioning.
    Feel like She feels like walking home.
    Get around to He did not get around to fixing the television.
    Give up I must give up smoking.
    Keen on I am keen on eating candy.
    Plan on She plans on travelling to the South America
    Put off They put off discussing the question.

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