Question

Supply the missing prepositions to suit the syntactic function of the Gerund:
2. This time he felt no surprise ___ meeting his friend. 3. ___ washing up she settled down in a comfortable armchair before the TV. 4. What did she mean ___ being busy? 5. He tore the note into pieces ___ reading it. 6. The Gadfly couldn’t run the risk ___ being seen. 7. I insist ___ remaining here. 8. The child nodded his head ___ replying. 9. I kept her ___ falling down. 10. ___ washing she broke a cup.

Answer 1

2. This time he felt no surprise at meeting his friend. 3. Upon washing up she settled down in a comfortable armchair before the TV. 4. What did she mean by being busy? 5. He tore the note into pieces after reading it. 6. The Gadfly couldn’t run the risk of being seen. 7. I insist on remaining here. 8. The child nodded his head in replying. 9. I kept her from falling down. 10. While washing she broke a cup.