Lesson 1 How Others See Me

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Task 3.Watch Out!
Complete the meaning of the sentence by attaching a situation to the underlined
verb complement.
1. The character-narrator stopped to listen _____________________________.
2. The character narrator finally stopped playing _______________________.
3. The band wanted to render ______________________________________.
4. The band never wanted attending _________________________________.
Was there any difference in meaning when the verb complement uses the
infinitive, to + verb, form and when the verb complement is in the –ing form?
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The verb complement form used depends on the meaning, which is not the same
in each case.
1. The character-narrator stopped to listen wholeheartedly to Aida‘s music.
2. The character-narrator stopped playing the violin.
In the first example, the infinitive from verb complement expresses the reason
for the action, while the –ing form verb complement refers to what stopped.
Task 4. Tune in the Verb Complement
Complete the sentences by filling in the verb complement of your choice. You
may refer to the details of the story and derive ideas from implied meanings in
the story, The Bread of Salt.
1. The character-narrator remembered
a. to go
b. going ________________.
2. The band just went on
a. playing
b. to play ________________.
3. Aida tried
a. to reach out
b. reaching out ___________________.
4. After Aida saw what the character-narrator just did, she really can‘t
help
a. to say
b. saying _______________.
a. to attend
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b. attending ___________________.