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17.2: Chapter 2. Coping

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    6.2.1. Exercise 1-Listening Comprehension

    1. c

    2. e

    3. c

    4. d

    6.2.2. Exercise 2-Reading Comprehension

    1. d

    2. a

    3. c

    4. d

    5. a

    6.2.3. Exercise 4-Verb or Gerund?

    1. a. verb

    2. b. gerund

    3. b. gerund

    4. a. verb

    5. c. adjective

    6. a. verb

    7. c. adjective

    6.2.4. Exercise 5-Gerunds in Chapter 2’s Reading

    1. c. object of a preposition

    2. d. not a gerund

    3. a. subject

    4. c. object of a preposition

    5. c. object of a preposition

    6. b. object

    7. a. subject

    8. c. object of a preposition

    9. a. subject

    10. b. object

    6.2.5. Exercise 9-Infinitives in Chapter 2’s Reading

    1. e. noun followed by infinitive

    2. e. noun followed by infinitive

    3. f. not an infinitive.

    4. e. noun followed by infinitive

    5. e. noun followed by infinitive

    6. f. not an infinitive.

    7. f. not an infinitive.

    8. e. noun followed by infinitive

    9. d. adjective followed by infinitive

    10. b. object

    11. f. not an infinitive.

    12. d. adjective followed by infinitive

    13. d. adjective followed by infinitive

    14. b. object

    6.2.6. Exercise 10-Change in meaning?

    1. b. same

    2. a. different

    3. b. same

    4. b. same

    5. a. different

    6. a. different

    7. b. same

    8. b. same

    9. a. different

    10. a. different

    6.2.7. Exercise 11-Difference in meaning

    1. a. The man did not turn in his homework. He forgot.

    2. b. The man turned in his homework, then forgot that he did.

    3. a. My son set his alarm. He didn’t forget.

    4. b. My son remembers the time that he set his alarm.

    5. a. The boy stopped an activity so that he can pick a flower.

    6. b. The boy used to pick flower, but now he’s quit.

    7. a. I am giving you bad news, and I don’t want to give you the bad news.

    8. b. I told you the message in the past, but I regret telling you. I should not have told you.

    6.2.8. Exercise 12-Gerund or Infinitive?

    1. a. to go

    2. b. taking

    3. b. caring

    4. a. to buy

    5. b. waking up

    6. b. giving

    7. a. to stay

    8. a. to give

    9. b. making

    10. a. to go

    11. b. taking

    12. b. relaxing

    13. b. eating

    14. a. to be

    15. a. to borrow

    16. d. opening, to wait

    17. b. shopping

    18. a. to manage

    19. a. to buy

    20. b. seeing

    6.2.9. Exercise 13-Correcting Errors

    1. He read the whole book without use a dictionary. without using

    2. She insisted in driving me home. on

    3. I enjoy to walk in the park. walking

    4. He went to shop after work. shopping

    5. I decided buy a new car. to buy

    6. Find a good job is important. Finding

    7. Is important to find a good job. It is

    8. I decided to bought a new car. buy

    9. He wants that I drive. me to

    10. It’s important to me to find a job. for

    11. I called the company for make an appointment. to

    12. I use to live with my parents. Now I live alone. used

    13. The teacher expects we do the homework. us to

    14. It’s necessary for he to be on time. him

    15. I need to went to the library last weekend. needed to go


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