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Use cooking, not the bare form cook, after enjoy.","They enjoy learning new recipes together.",[19],{"id":20,"blankNumber":21,"options":22},"019faa5f-7d61-7d84-a8fe-7d559efd8374",1,[23,27],{"id":24,"optionText":25,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":15},"019faa5f-7d61-7d14-a8fe-7d559d578c25","We enjoy cooking dinner together on Sundays.",true,{"id":28,"optionText":29,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":21},"019faa5f-7d61-7d58-a8fe-7d559e3ac3f8","cook",false,{"id":32,"sentenceTemplate":14,"displayOrder":21,"explanation":33,"exampleSentence":34,"blanks":35},"019faa5f-7d61-7eb8-a8fe-7d55a16921d2","Avoid is followed by a gerund. Driving names the activity that Maya chooses not to do.","I avoid shopping at the busiest time.",[36],{"id":37,"blankNumber":21,"options":38},"019faa5f-7d61-7e80-a8fe-7d55a08a486f",[39,42],{"id":40,"optionText":41,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":15},"019faa5f-7d61-7e34-a8fe-7d559f863bb7","drive",{"id":43,"optionText":44,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":21},"019faa5f-7d61-7e5c-a8fe-7d559fbc9a87","Maya avoids driving during the morning rush hour.",{"id":46,"sentenceTemplate":14,"displayOrder":9,"explanation":47,"exampleSentence":48,"blanks":49},"019faa5f-7d61-7f7c-a8fe-7d55a34c0369","Mind is followed by a gerund. In a polite question, use mind closing rather than mind close.","Would you mind waiting outside?",[50],{"id":51,"blankNumber":21,"options":52},"019faa5f-7d61-7f44-a8fe-7d55a341359b",[53,56],{"id":54,"optionText":55,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":15},"019faa5f-7d61-7f00-a8fe-7d55a232906c","Do you mind closing the window before class?",{"id":57,"optionText":58,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":21},"019faa5f-7d61-7f24-a8fe-7d55a30d9030","close",{"id":60,"sentenceTemplate":14,"displayOrder":61,"explanation":62,"exampleSentence":63,"blanks":64},"019faa5f-7d62-70a7-8899-ca68e584a8c4",3,"Finish is followed by a gerund. Painting describes the completed activity.","Sara finished writing the report before lunch.",[65],{"id":66,"blankNumber":21,"options":67},"019faa5f-7d62-7073-8899-ca68e561b18a",[68,71],{"id":69,"optionText":70,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":15},"019faa5f-7d62-7023-8899-ca68e40d5c64","paint",{"id":72,"optionText":73,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":21},"019faa5f-7d62-704f-8899-ca68e475b211","Ben finished painting the kitchen yesterday afternoon.",{"id":75,"sentenceTemplate":14,"displayOrder":76,"explanation":77,"exampleSentence":78,"blanks":79},"019faa5f-7d62-717f-8899-ca68e779e0d3",4,"Decide is followed by to + infinitive. Use decided to leave to describe the choice.","They decided to stay for another day.",[80],{"id":81,"blankNumber":21,"options":82},"019faa5f-7d62-714b-8899-ca68e6cdb466",[83,86],{"id":84,"optionText":85,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":15},"019faa5f-7d62-70ef-8899-ca68e61cb96f","We decided to leave before the storm arrived.",{"id":87,"optionText":88,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":21},"019faa5f-7d62-7113-8899-ca68e6332ce2","leaving",{"id":90,"sentenceTemplate":14,"displayOrder":91,"explanation":92,"exampleSentence":93,"blanks":94},"019faa5f-7d62-723b-8899-ca68e8f7e83e",5,"Hope is followed by to + infinitive. Use hope to visit for a future wish.","I hope to see you again soon.",[95],{"id":96,"blankNumber":21,"options":97},"019faa5f-7d62-7207-8899-ca68e8d2a310",[98,101],{"id":99,"optionText":100,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":15},"019faa5f-7d62-71c3-8899-ca68e7916d57","visiting",{"id":102,"optionText":103,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":21},"019faa5f-7d62-71e7-8899-ca68e7f5bdc2","I hope to visit Kyoto next spring.",{"id":105,"sentenceTemplate":14,"displayOrder":106,"explanation":107,"exampleSentence":108,"blanks":109},"019faa5f-7d62-72f3-8899-ca68ea358a2b",6,"Promise is followed by to + infinitive. Promised to call expresses a commitment to a future action.","Leo promised to return the book tomorrow.",[110],{"id":111,"blankNumber":21,"options":112},"019faa5f-7d62-72bf-8899-ca68ea0c4b7f",[113,116],{"id":114,"optionText":115,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":15},"019faa5f-7d62-727f-8899-ca68e9581b90","Nina promised to call her grandmother tonight.",{"id":117,"optionText":118,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":21},"019faa5f-7d62-72a3-8899-ca68e9815787","calling",{"id":120,"sentenceTemplate":14,"displayOrder":121,"explanation":122,"exampleSentence":123,"blanks":124},"019faa5f-7d62-73af-8899-ca68ecf483e1",7,"A preposition is followed by a gerund. After without, use saying rather than say.","She left without closing the window.",[125],{"id":126,"blankNumber":21,"options":127},"019faa5f-7d62-737b-8899-ca68ecd20ae5",[128,131],{"id":129,"optionText":130,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":15},"019faa5f-7d62-7337-8899-ca68eb328eff","say",{"id":132,"optionText":133,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":21},"019faa5f-7d62-735b-8899-ca68ec192f65","Leo left without saying goodbye to anyone.",{"id":135,"sentenceTemplate":14,"displayOrder":136,"explanation":137,"exampleSentence":138,"blanks":139},"019faa5f-7d62-746b-8899-ca68ee7f2771",8,"With ask + object, use to + infinitive. The pattern here is asked + us + to arrive.","Mum asked me to buy some bread.",[140],{"id":141,"blankNumber":21,"options":142},"019faa5f-7d62-7437-8899-ca68ed94a16b",[143,146],{"id":144,"optionText":145,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":15},"019faa5f-7d62-73f3-8899-ca68ed8882e1","The coach asked us to arrive ten minutes early.",{"id":147,"optionText":148,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":21},"019faa5f-7d62-7417-8899-ca68ed8cf376","arriving",{"id":150,"sentenceTemplate":14,"displayOrder":151,"explanation":152,"exampleSentence":153,"blanks":154},"019faa5f-7d62-756b-8899-ca68efe48c8d",9,"Love can be followed by a gerund or to + infinitive. Reading focuses on an activity the speaker enjoys.","He loves listening to jazz in the evening.",[155],{"id":156,"blankNumber":21,"options":157},"019faa5f-7d62-7527-8899-ca68efe1f2c5",[158,161],{"id":159,"optionText":160,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":15},"019faa5f-7d62-74df-8899-ca68eedf0116","read",{"id":162,"optionText":163,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":21},"019faa5f-7d62-7507-8899-ca68efcff214","I love reading historical novels on quiet evenings.","\u002Fuploads\u002Fimages\u002Fgpimg_80a2efb3-8b14-42c8-b9da-9d8447609b6f_hero.webp",{"title":166,"slug":167,"language":168,"level":169},"Gerund vs Infinitive","gerund-vs-infinitive","en","B1"]