jred about not going to the meating bud ey decided we should go, 7 ise: By + a gerund or gerund Phrase is used to express em somethin, done. omething is done. Complete the following by using by gerund o} gerund phrase. 4,Pattumed off the tape recorder 2.We show people we arehappy____————S 3,We decided who should get the last piece of pie 4,We satisfy our hunger 5,Wequenchourthirst_ = 6.| found out what “quench” means 7. Tony improved his listening comprehension 8.Alex caught my attention 9, They got rid of the rats in the building 10. My dog shows me she is happy 11. He accidentally electrocuted himself 12. Sometimes teenagers get into trouble with their parents__ VERB + GERUND Gerunds are used as the objects of certain verbs. In (a), i i joy is \d (playing). Enjoy is not Hehe | Soeiyariie = INCORRECT | enjoy to play tennis. Common verbs that are followed by gerunds are given in the list below. | Joe quit smoking, | (b) and (c) have the same meaning. Some two-word verbs, | ape up eg., give up, are followed by gerunds. These two-word in verbs are given in parentheses in the list below.