U.S. box office, according to figures compiled by sales-tracking
web site Box Office Mojo.
4. Gerund Phrases as Objects of Preposition
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I don’t necessarily have to agree with their handling of violence
and life. •
Often when I go back to the hotel after shooting I reflect on why
I’m doing this. •
Li called the martial arts hit Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and
aberration, saying that usually huge box office successes are
underpinned with comparably larger production and marketing budgets.
Title 3 C. Jean-Pierre Goy: Shying away from public road
There are five kinds of gerund found in this articles and twenty sentences using the function of gerunds; there are two sentences using subject in gerund
phrases, two sentences using objects in gerund phrases, one sentence using gerund phrases as subjects of verbs, eight sentences using gerund phrases as objects of
verbs, and seven sentences using gerund phrases as objects of preposition.
1. Subject in Gerund Phrases
•
After helping the volunteer lay down on the ground in the middle
of the runaway on his back, Goy jumped up onto his bike.
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Speaking to The Jakarta Post after the stunt, Goy said the show
was his sixth in Indonesia since performing here for the first time in 2005.
2. Objects in Gerund Phrases
•
So who knew he was afraid of riding a motorcycle on the street?
•
A second later he sped away from the bravely smiling volunteer at
high speed, only to come back at the same speed.
3. Gerund Phrases as Subjects of Verbs
•
After years of riding for the company’s team he retired from
competition and pursued a career in stunt riding as well as show riding.
4. Gerund Phrases as Objects of Verbs
• “You can see it for yourself in the movie, when it is released in
April, I think as I was told ,”said Goy, describing the bike as half a
car and half a motorbike. •
“I needed a month to rehearse before finally starting the shooting”,
said Goy. •
Pursued a career in stunt riding
•
As well as show riding
• At one moment he blasted at full speed only to make a perfect
sudden stop , throwing the bike into a huge sideways slide.
•
Turning it to face the opposite direction.
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• Then he raised the back wheel of the bike to perform a stoppie and
flipped the back end around 90 degrees so do a wheelie before
dropping it right onto the side stand.
• Revving up through the gears, he repeatedly made sideways slides
around the volunteer, leaving the audience breathless. 5. Gerund Phrases as Objects of Preposition
• “That is why I ride motorbikes or movies only” Goy said, adding
that being a stunt rider in the next Batman movie was an
unforgettable experience for him. •
It reportedly will also come complete in the movie with grappling
hooks, cannons and machine guns. •
Goy said he went to England in April 2007 to try the Batpod after
learning that the film’s producer was still unable to find someone
to ride the specially designed bike. •
He earned cheers and applause from the audience with his thrilling
tricks. •
They have always been very good audience to me, said Goy,
adding that this year’s performance here was very special because
he used a BMW motorbike. •
A moment later he drugged a member of the organizing committee
out to be a volunteer for his next trick. •
Goy said the show was his sixth in Indonesia since performing
here for the first time in 2005.
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Title 4 D. Nuri al-Maliki : Stubborn Premier Undone by Sectarian Distrust
There are four kinds of gerunds found in this articles and eleven sentences using the function of gerunds; there are one sentence using objects in gerund
phrases, one sentence using adverb in gerund phrases, six sentences using gerund phrases as objects of verbs, and three sentences using gerund phrases as objects of
preposition.
1. Objects in Gerund Phrases
