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Verb + gerund/infinitive Form: Verb + gerund Verb + infinitive Verb + gerund/infinitive                         Verbs:  Verb + gerund Admit Avoid Deny Dislike Finish Verb + infinitive Agree Help Invite Manage Offer Plan Promise Refuse Seem Teach Hope Advise Verb + gerund/i nfinitive Hate Like Love Prefer            Examples: Verb + gerund Do you enjoy writing? Our experts discuss creating stories that really sell! Verb + infinitive Are you hoping to earn big money as a writer? Do you want to write full-time? We offered to make some coffee for them. Verb + gerund/infinitive I like going out. I like to go out every now and then.         Watch out! We discussed to read that new novel (Wrong). We discussed reading that new novel (Right). The story was long, but I managed to finish it (Right). The story was long, but I managed finishing it (Wrong). Practice Complete each sentence with t
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Relative clauses Function: We use relative clauses to give more information about a person, thing, time or place. Relative pronouns: Who. When. Where. Which/That.                                      Examples: I thanked the person who found my wallet this morning on the subway. The best time to call him is when he finishes his meeting at 10:30 a.m. The Blue Lounge was the place where I used to meet my friends. I found out that the data which I had worked really hard on was completely wrong! I think it was a trip to Paris that made me want to learn French.                               Watch out! The report that it has all the information is on your desk (Wrong). The report that has all the information is on your desk (Right). The man which donated a lot of money is a billionaire (Wrong). The man who donated a lot of money is a billionaire (Right). Practice Rewrite the sentences to include relative clauses about the u