2. Dancing is fun. Gerunds used as objects He enjoys working with children.

3.  Appreciate  Avoid  Delay  Deny  Discuss  Dislike  Enjoy  Excuse  Finish  Understand  Keep  Mention  Mind  Miss  Postpone  Quit  Recall  Recommend  Resent  Suggest

4. I am thinking about taking the children to Mexico.

5.  Be excited about, complain about, talk about, think about, worry about  Apologize for, blame for, famous for  Believe in, interested in, succeed in  Take care of, instead of, be accused of  Insist on, count on, concentrate on  Keep from, prevent from, profit from  In addition to, look forward to, be used to

6. be busy, can’t help, have fun, it’s no use, it’s not worth

8. To live in the United States is my dream It is my dream to live in the United States.

9. Verb + infinitives – agree, appear, decide, hope, intend, learn, offer, plan, seem, tend, wait, can afford Verb + Noun phrase + infinitive – cause, convince, force, invite, order, persuade, remind, tell, trust, warn, advise, encourage Verbs that come directly after the infinitive or have a noun phrase – ask, beg, choose, expect, need, want, would like, promise

10. afraid, sorry amazedsad anxious ready ashamed pleased carefullucky delightedhappy eagerglad fortunate,

11. In order to I came here in order to learn.