The -ing form can be used in these patterns:
- When you talk about preferences: I like <u>swimming</u>; I hate <u>watching </u>TV. (Person + like /hate/ love + -ing)
- When you talk about an activity: <u>Studying </u>for exams is hard; <u>Walking</u> in the rain is nice.( -ing + verb)
- You can finfd the -ing functioning as an adjective: sleeping pills; walking stick; smoking room. (-ing +noun)
- You should use -ing after prepositions: I am interested <u>in</u> learning Chinese; I am keen <u>on</u> having pasta. ( preposition +-ing)
He needs Joby to set a pace with his drum so that the men will fight with a strong spirit. “If he, Joby, beat slow
tomorrow, the heart would beat slow in the men.” “But if he beat a sure, steady, ever fast rhythm, then, then their
knees will come up in a long line down over that hill…” “He gave the orders, but Joby set the pace.” The beat is a
controlling force; it sets the tone of war.
“Imagine a population of present by their very clothing” -> what women or before and after the bicycle was invented
“see bicycles used in advertisements” -> the way in which bicycles appeared in popular culture
“how liberated they must have been as they pedaled” -> what changes occurred as a result of women riding bicycles
“you’ll meet celebrity cyclists of the day” -> which riders were popular and what made them so
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