Gerund, Adjective + preposition: committed to, justified in, meticulous about, renowned for, Noun/noun phrase + preposition: thanks for, in addition to, with a view to, the idea of, the purpose of, devotion to, Verb / verb and object + preposition: specialise in, feel like, admire someone for, compliment someone on, certain verbs: involve, imagine, can’t help, suggest, bother, phrasal verbs: end up, put off , give up, take up, burst out, certain adjectives: (not) worth, time linkers: when, before, since, on, upon, until, while, whilst, When functioning as nouns, especially as the subject, Functioning as adjectives/participles: satisfying results, a mystifying problem, participating countries, Passive form: He doesn’t enjoy being corrected when he speaks English., Perfect form: Having seen the newest technologies, he wasn't impressed by the school science fair., To-infinitive, Certain verbs/verb and object combinations/verb phrases: arrange, manage, fail, prepare, bother, persuade someone, allow someone, want someone, occur to someone, Adjectives: bound, inclined, interesting, liable, ready, reluctant, willing, Nouns/noun phrases: a (long) way, (it’s her) ambition, (go to) great lengths, (there’s) no need, (the) aim/motive is, After too + adjective/quantifier, To express purpose, Passive form: The report is still to be completed., Perfect form: I would love to have met Salvador Dalí., Both, Certain verbs (change in meaning) go on, remember, forget, start, regret, try, stop, Certain verbs (little or no change in meaning) start, begin, like.

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