UNIT 7.1

Unit 7.1 PRIORITIES

Poll

How Are You Feeling

• 😊 Excited and ready to learn

• 🙂 Feeling good, just warming up

• 😐 Okay, a bit tired

• 😴 Sleepy, need more energy

GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES AFTER ADJECTIVES, NOUNS, AND PRONOUNS

​GRAMMAR 1

Open Ended

Is this sentence correct or incorrect? If incorrect, rewrite the sentence correctly.

It’s beneficial helping others.

Open Ended

Is this sentence correct or incorrect? If incorrect, rewrite the sentence correctly.

She takes pleasure in reassuring her classmates.

Open Ended

Is this sentence correct or incorrect? If incorrect, rewrite the sentence correctly.

I get satisfaction out of to help others.

Open Ended

Is this sentence correct or incorrect? If incorrect, rewrite the sentence correctly.

It was an honor making a contribution

Multiple Choice

People, places, and things, are

• Adjectives

• Prepositions

• Verbs

• Nouns

Multiple Choice

Words that describe nouns are called

• Adverbs
• Verbs
• Pronouns
• Adjectives

Multiple Choice

The word intelligent is an

• noun

• adjective

• verb

• proper noun

Multiple Choice

The word gravity is a

• adjective

• adverb

• noun

• proper noun

Multiple Choice

Ultimate Frisbee is a high flying disc SPORT with a worldwide following.

• noun
• pronoun
• adjective
• article

Multiple Choice

Fearing that the metal could hurt SOMEONE, Morrison made the disc out of plastic.

• noun
• pronoun
• adjective
• article

Multiple Choice

Which Rule Fits?

It’s beneficial to help others

• Adjective + infinitive

• Noun + infinitive

• Pronoun + infinitive

• Fixed expression + gerund

Multiple Choice

Which Rule Fits?

I need something to eat.

• Adjective + infinitive

• Noun + infinitive

• Pronoun + infinitive

• Fixed expression + gerund

Multiple Choice

Which Rule Fits?

I get satisfaction out of helping others.

• Adjective + infinitive

• Noun + infinitive

• Pronoun + infinitive

• Fixed expression + gerund

Multiple Choice

Which Rule Fits?

It was an honor to make a contribution

• Adjective + infinitive

• Noun + infinitive

• Pronoun + infinitive

• Fixed expression + gerund

Multiple Choice

Which Rule Fits?

This book can be of use to students.

• Adjective + infinitive

• Noun + infinitive

• Pronoun + infinitive

• Fixed expression + gerund

Open Ended

Tokyo / love / I’d / live / in / to

Open Ended

hard / living / city / the / be / it / can

Open Ended

my life / I / devote / to / teaching

Open Ended

hard / living / city / the / be / it / can

Open Ended

satisfaction / out of / I / get / helping / others

Open Ended

pleasure / takes / she / in / helping / people

Multiple Choice

you can use ____after adjectives

• Gerunds and infinitives

• gerunds

• infinitives

Multiple Choice

after nouns and pronouns, use_____to show purpose.

• Gerunds and infinitives

• gerunds

• infinitives

Multiple Choice

It's common to use ___after expressions like spend/waste time and have (no) fun.

• Gerunds and infinitives

• gerunds

• infinitives

Complete each sentence with the gerund or infinitive form of the verb in parenthesis

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Fill in the Blank

I spent a lot of time _____(try) different sushi restaurants while I was in Japan.

Fill in the Blank

We had _____(think) about whether to buy their house or not.

Fill in the Blank

Sometimes is hard ____(be) the only boy in the classroom.

Fill in the Blank

I felt nervous ____for the airplane to take off.

Fill in the Blank

We needed someone ____ (give) us a ride to the train station.