Exploring Gerunds After Prepositions

This video tutorial reviews the use of prepositions and gerunds, focusing on how adjectives are paired with specific prepositions followed by gerunds. It provides examples and practice sentences to reinforce learning. The tutorial also covers verbs that require prepositions before gerunds, offering additional practice and resources for further study.

Which of the following is an example of a preposition?

• run

• quickly

• in

• happy

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CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

What preposition follows the adjective 'afraid'?

• for

• of

• in

• at

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.K.1E

Complete the sentence: 'She is good ___ cooking.'

• on

• in

• at

• for

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Which of the following sentences is correct?

• He is interested for speaking other languages.

• He is interested on speaking other languages.

• He is interested in speaking other languages.

• He is interested to speak other languages.

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CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

What is the correct form of the verb in the sentence: 'Jerry is interested in ___ foreign languages.'

• learning

• learns

• learn

• learned

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.K.5B

Which adjective fits best in the sentence: 'Ingrid is ___ at dancing.'

• afraid

• worried

• good

• interested

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

What preposition follows the verb 'apologize'?

• to

• for

• in

• about

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.K.1E

Complete the sentence: 'Elaine always complains ___ doing homework.'

• in

• for

• to

• about

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.K.1E

Which verb fits best in the sentence: 'Tanya ___ on visiting her family in Mexico next month.'

• thanks

• plans

• believes

• complains

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1D

What is the correct form of the verb in the sentence: 'Josh is looking forward to ___ to Disneyland.'

• gone

• going

• goes

• go