Platinum 1 Unit 2 Grammar talk 2

GRAMMAR TALK 2

-ING: SAME FORM, DIFFERENT USES

1. All these sentences contain the -ing form of a verb, whose function varies. Read them carefully and then match the sentence number with the corresponding use of -ing.

Multiple Choice

1. Well, his trying to define cosmopolitan doesn't show what side he's on.

• -ing as an adjective

• -ing together with a possessive, meaning "the fact that somebody did something"

• -ing as (part of) the subject in a sentence

• -ing as the object of a verb or preposition

• -ing as part of a continuous verb, showing that an action is or was in progress at a certain time

Multiple Choice

2. Young people are growing up in a global context.

• -ing as an adjective

• -ing together with a possessive, meaning "the fact that somebody did something"

• -ing as (part of) the subject in a sentence

• -ing as the object of a verb or preposition

• -ing as part of a continuous verb, showing that an action is or was in progress at a certain time

Multiple Choice

3. It's also about understanding global factors.

• -ing as an adjective

• -ing together with a possessive, meaning "the fact that somebody did something"

• -ing as (part of) the subject in a sentence

• -ing as the object of a verb or preposition

• -ing as part of a continuous verb, showing that an action is or was in progress at a certain time

Multiple Choice

4. There is an emerging global community which is culturally diverse.

• -ing as an adjective

• -ing together with a possessive, meaning "the fact that somebody did something"

• -ing as (part of) the subject in a sentence

• -ing as the object of a verb or preposition

• -ing as part of a continuous verb, showing that an action is or was in progress at a certain time

Multiple Choice

5. Understanding our place in time is a requirement for living in a global community.

• -ing as an adjective

• -ing together with a possessive, meaning "the fact that somebody did something"

• -ing as (part of) the subject in a sentence

• -ing as the object of a verb or preposition

• -ing as part of a continuous verb, showing that an action is or was in progress at a certain time