Adding emphasis © Look at these common patterns for introductory phrases that add emphasis:- . on if i The thing eee Ip = | One thing I hite j about. ils inet | admire | The thing | don’t like about this house is there aren't enough places to store things. One thing | love about you is you always laugh at my jokes. What | like about the house is it’s cosy. 3 | The thing that onnhe le One thing that | @W°YS | me abut... [Ts ... What wortles | i upsets | The thing that amazes me about your mother is she still can’t read a map. One thing that annoys me about you is you never give me time to look at a map, What worries me about the lack of storage space is | have to leave all my stuff around everywhere. TIP ¢ We can also say What irritates/bothers me about ... is ...: What irritates me about her is she’s always late.Verb patterns ® When we use two verbs together, the form of the second verb usually depends on the first verb. make help | let | encourage allow expect force help ask pay convince pet sVacOnncac)) eetraaed can will might could would rather should had better + object + infinitive i i | + object + infinitive } with to | + infinitive refuse need continue manage want prefer start seem plan hope forget love like hate begin decide pretend + infinitive with to resent endup enjoy avoid prefer keep start regret don'tmind finish love like hate begin miss continue | + verb+ing * The verbs in bold in the table have more than one verb pattern. Both verb patterns have the same meaning: | began reading. = | began to read.Uses of verb+ing We use verb+ing ... a b >~oad g h after prepositions: Before reading ... after certain verbs + object: /t’s absolutely normal for commuters to spend years travelling on the same train. as part of a continuous verb form: / was genuinely laughing out loud. after certain verbs: We also avoid talking about money. : | after despite or in spite of: Despite feeling a little defensive ... as the subject (or part of the subject) of a verb: Talking to strangers on trains just isn’t done! in reduced relative clauses: People (who are) standing at a bus stop will often feel a need to break an uncomfortable silence by ... as an adjective: / read this highly entertaining book. TIPS We often use verb+ing after these verbs + object — hear, see, watch, feel, imagine, stop, love, like, don't mind, dislike, hate: | often hear her playing the piano. * We can also use verb+ing as a noun: / usually do the cooking and my husband does the cleaning. * We also use verb-ing after these fixed phrases: There’s no point (in) ... ; It’s a waste of time ... ; It’s (not) worth ... ; It’s no use ... : There’s no point in telling her. She'll just get upset.TIPS = Continuous verb forms of begin, start and continue are always followed by the infinitive with to: I’m starting to worry about my | health, not Ha-starting-wermingabertmayheath- | * We can also say teach somebody how to do sth: My brother taught me how to drive. * In British English, the verbs fove, like, dislike and hate are usually followed by verb-+ing: / love playing tennis. * We can also say /ove/like/dislike/hate somebody doing something: | love people calling me on my birthday. VERBS WITH DIFFERENT MEANINGS ® stop + verb+ing = stop something that you were doing: He says we have to stop thinking this way. ® stop + infinitive with to = stop doing one thing in order to do something else: Have you ever stopped to consider how stressful school life is? @ remember + verb+ing = remember something that you did before: | remember spending hours in exam rooms. @ remember + infinitive with to = make a mental note to do something in the future: We should remember to see them as individuals, ® try + verb+ing = do something in order to solve a problem: Try googling the biographies of young entrepreneurs, © try + infinitive with to = make an effort to do something difficult: We should try to create new learning environments.Verb patterns (2) mention explain point out admit claim + that + clause agree promise recommend agree offer promise threaten: refuse claim + (not) + infinitive with to + object + (not) + infinitive with to remind adi warn invite deny recommend suggest admit + verb+ing + preposition + (not) + + apologise (for) insist (on) verb+ing blame (sb for) accuse (sb of) + object + preposition + (not) + verb+ing Rob mentioned that the profits were up 20% last month. He agreed to run the shop on his own for the first year. | reminded him to sort out the staff wages. He denied doing anything wrong. He apologised for not telling me sooner. He blamed me for not letting him hire enough staff. TIPS « The reporting verbs in bold in the table have more than one verb pattern. * Deny has a negative meaning. We say He denied stealing the money. not He-deried-net stealing the-meney.