way2go! 6, Schulbuch

172 GRAMMAR REVISITED  Whether you need to use an infinitive ( to invite , to take ) or a gerund often depends on the verb of the sentence.  You can use adverbs of degree to describe the intensity or extent of something in more detail.  With some verbs the meaning can change depending on whether a gerund or an infinitive follows. Steve stopped talking to the store detective. Steve stopped to tie his shoelaces. Steve will always remember buying Lizzie’s present this year. After this year, Steve will remember to buy a present for Lizzie. Try putting a reminder in your calendar, Steve! I’ll try to think of Lizzie’s birthday next year. Steve needs to repair his computer. Steve’s keyboard needs repairing . Emily went on talking to the detective for ages. Emily then went on to talk about her experience in Hebendam’s. = He is no longer talking to the detective. = He stopped walking so he could tie his shoes. = Steve will certainly remember this activity. = Steve will do what he has promised to do and not forget it. = Steve should do something new. = Steve is trying something difficult. = He will do it himself. = He’ll have to take it to the shop. = She continued doing the same thing. = She started to talk about something new. The following verbs are always followed by a gerund:  likes and dislikes  ideas and opinions  starts and stops  others can’t stand, dislike, enjoy, feel like, hate, like, mind, prefer admit, consider, imagine, insist, recommend, suggest, understand begin, delay, finish, give up, practise, put off, spend, start avoid, can’t help, deny, get used to, involve, mention, miss, risk These verbs are always followed by an infinitive:  mental activity  future arrangements  appearance  effort agree, choose, decide, encourage, learn, tell, want, warn, wish arrange, expect, hope, manage, offer, plan, prepare, promise appear, pretend, seem, tend attempt, fail, hurry, manage, refuse, try Adverbs of degree  You can use them to make adjectives or adverbs stronger or weaker. This haiku is nice. – This haiku is quite nice. – This haiku is really nice. He can write poems well. – He can write poems fairly well. – He can write poems rather well.  You can use them to make verbs stronger or weaker. I love writing poetry very much . I like haiku a lot . I really find them fascinating./ I know Japanese a little ./This annoys me a bit . weaker   stronger not very – hardly – a bit/a little/slightly – fairly/quite/rather/pretty – very – really – extremely Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv