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Rewrite the following sentences using gerunds or verbs + ing. 1. Stop behave like a small child.1. Stop behaving like a small child. 2. When do you go to start working?2. When are you going to start working? 3. I think they are preventing me from win the race.3. I think they are preventing me from winning the race. 4. He hugged her, almost lift her off the ground.4. He hugged her, almost lifting her off the ground. 5. She telling us jokes and we couldn't stop to laugh.5. She was telling us jokes and we couldn't stop laughing. 6. Never punish children and make them go hungry.6. Never punish children by making them go hungry. 7. He had hurt his leg and limped badly.7. He had hurt his leg and was limping badly. 8. Please will you all join with me sing the national anthem.8. Please will you all join with me in singing the national anthem. 9. They use different criteria to judge success at school.9. They use different criteria for judging success at school. 10. She had great difficulty to learn to read and write.10. She had great difficulty learning to read and write. 11. It is been rained for an hour now.11. It has been raining for an hour now. 12. I wrote to explain the issues in great detail.12. I wrote explaining the issues in great detail. 13. Avoid bend at the waist when lift heavy objects.13. Avoid bending at the waist when lifting heavy objects. 14. I love just watch the world go by.14. l love just watching the world go by. 15. The guests were listened with great interest.15. The guests were listening with great interest. 16. To write poetry kept him busy during his leisure.16. Writing poetry kept him busy during his leisure. 17. My sister is interested to learn how to knit.17. My sister is interested in learning how to knit. 18. They are fond of fish at the lake.18. They are fond of fishing at the lake. 19. She was sorry for loss of my book.19. She was sorry for losing my book. 20. Are you used to sit cross-legged? (at sitting, in sitting, of sitting, to sitting)20. Are you used to sitting cross-legged? 21. He doesn't mind to be reminded of his past mistakes.21. He doesn't mind being reminded of his past mistakes. 22. She kept to interrupt our conversation.22. She kept interrupting our conversation. 23. Have you ever tried make a fire without a match?23. Have you ever tried making a fire without a match? 24. Those boys enjoy to tease girls.24. Those boys enjoy teasing girls.
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