Mark Midensky - Intermediate Class - Month One

Mark's Intermediate Class - Session 3 Welcome to our class blog-site for Session 3. This is important information that you should not share with people outside this class. We will be using this blog site to post and correct journals. There will be three journals, three presentations based on the journal worth a total of 225 marks and these marks will be used to calculated your mark for class participation. Your journals will be corrected online by your instructor. Mark.

Tuesday, December 05, 2006

Gerund as Subject

Gerund as Subject

Answer A: Use it + infinitives
Answer B: Use gerunds


Example:
Which is easier to make money or to spend money?

--> A: It is easier to spend money than it is to make money.
--> B: Spending money is easier than making money.

  • Which is more fun to study at the library or to go to a movie?
  • Which is more difficult to write English of to speak English?
  • Which is more more expensive to buy an iPod or another kind of Mp3 player?
  • Which is more interesting to talk to people or to watch people?
  • Which is more confortable to wear sandals or to wear boots?
  • Which is more satisfying to give gifts or to receive gifts?
  • Which is more dangerous to ride in an airplane or ride in a car?
  • Which is more important to come to class on time or to do out late drinking with friends?
  • Which is better to light a candle or curse the darkness.
  • Which is more honorable to tell the truth to your teacher or to hide your feelings?

1 Comments:

Blogger Mark Midensky said...

- Answer for the qustion -
by Ji-yang

1.A:It is more fun go to a movie than It is ti study at the library.
b:Going to a movie is more fun than studying at the library.
2.A:It is more difficult to write english than It is to speak English.
b:Writing English is more difficult than speaking English.
3.A:It is more expensive to buy an ipod than It is to buy another kind of MP3 player.
b:Buying an ipod is more expensive than buying another kind of MP3 player.
4.A:It is more interesting to talk to people than It is to watch poeple.
B:Talking to peole is more interesthing than watching people.
5.A:It is more comfortable to wear sandals than It is to wear boots.
B:Wearing sandals are more comfortable than wearing boots.
6.A:It is more satisfying to give gifts than wearing boots.
B:Giving gifts are more satisfying than giving gifts.
7.A:It is more dangerous to ride in an airplane than It is ti ride in a car.
B:Riding in an airplane is more dangerous and riding in a car.
8.A:It is more important to class on time than It is to do out late drinking with friends.
B:Coming to class on time is more important than doing out late drinking with friends.
9.A:It is better to light a candle than It is to curse the durkness.
B:Lighting a candle is better than curing the darkmess.
10.A:It is more honorable to tell the truth to your teacher than It is to hid your feelings.
B:Telling the truth to your teacher is more honorable than hidding your feelings.

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