I. GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES: INTRODUCTION AND REVIEW (ALL ABOUT GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES)
5.0 Transforming Nouns into Gerunds and Infinitives In a research paper, paraphrasing is often used to shorten or clarify a known text. As a strategy for paraphrasing, which is taking a text and putting it into your own words, you may substitute nouns for gerunds.
Example
A reduction in emissions is possible by the introduction of solar panels as a power source.
Reducing emissions is made possible by introducing solar panels as a power source.
Exercise (Difficult): Transforming Nouns into Gerunds and Infinitives
Read the paragraph below, which uses academic nouns and verbs that can be changed to Gerunds, Infinitives, or Infinitives of Purpose. Change the following noun or verb forms to Gerunds, Infinitives and Infinitives of Purpose. Note: Sometimes the spelling of a noun form is quite different than a gerund form. In this case, first change the noun form to a verb form and then add '-ing'. Nhập câu trả lời vào ô trống.
Communication skills with family and with significant people in our lives is important for the maintenance of those relationships. These skills are important because they prevent misunderstanding and promote positive interactions. This helps with the development of feelings of trust in our relationships with others, because it protects the vulnerabilities of others and contributes to a feeling of intimacy. If you have good skills in communication, it also works for interpersonal relationships at work.
Having skills in (1) (communication) with family and with significant people in our lives is important for (2) (maintenance) those relationships.
These skills can help (3) (prevent) misunderstanding and (4) (promote) a positive way of (5) (interaction).
This helps (6) (development) feelings of trust in (7) (relationship) to others.
It strengthens our ability (8) (relationship) with others, because it serves (9) (protect) the vulnerabilities of others and (10) (contribute) to a feeling of intimacy.
(11) (have) good skills in (12) (communication) does the same for interpersonal relationships at work.
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