I. Complete the sentences, using the -ing form of the given verbs. do / stay / try / take / go(x2) / collect / eat / watch / plant
1. We enjoy ………………….. for a walk around the lake every evening.
2. My friend Jenifer loves …………………… unique things.
3. Most of my friends don't like ………………….. homework at the
weekend.
4. Do you like ……………………….. flowers in the balcony?
5. I hate ………………………… outdoors in the summer. It's so hot.
6. I don't like …………………. challenging sports like ice skating or surfing.
7. My cousin David adores ………………… photos. He has got an expensive
camera.
8. Who dislikes ……………………… films on TV?
9. Does Laura hate ……………….. noodles?
10. My mother detests ……………………. by bus because she can be carsick

When i was young enough to still spend a long time buttoning my shoes in the morning, i'd listen toward the hall: daddy upstairs was shaving, in the bathroom, and mother downstairs was frying the bacon. they would begin whispering back and forth to each other up and down the stairwell. my father would whistle his phrase, my mother would try to whistle, then hum hers backi drew my buttonhook in and out and listened to it -know it was "the merry widow." the difference was, their song almost floated with laughter. how different from the record, which growled from the beginning, as if the victrola were only slowly being wound up. they kept it running between them, up and down the stairs where i was now just about ready to run clattering down and show them my shoes. what is the effect of the parallelism used in the above excerpt? it establishes the rhythm of a duet to echo the song. it expresses the same ideas. it mirrors opposite ideas. it is a paradox.

Write a sentence using a gerund phrase with a pronoun subject.

Preview the following sentence and identify the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. the brain was riddled with holes, it looked like a sponge. a. bridled c. perforated b. pierced d. b and c select the best answer from the choices provided a b c d mark this and return