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1. He objects to spending his summer vocation in the south. 2. He objects to Helen’s spending her summer vocation in the south.3. He has some hope of going there in the autumn. 4. He has some hope of his daughter’s going there in the autumn. 5. I insist on going there at once. 6. I insist on your going there at once. 7. I have no objections to spending the summer on the Volga. 8. I have no objections to my children’s spending the summer on the Volga. 9. She is proud of being Professor A’s pupil. 10. She is proud of her son’s being Professor A’s pupil.

Exercise 2.

Define the function of the gerunds in the following sentences.

1. On entering the room he greeted everybody. 2. I am fond of skating. 3. I don’t remember seeing him before. 4. Skiing is very pleasant. 5. I’ve finished reading this book. 6. You can improve your knowledge of English by reading more. 7. He succeeded in finishing his work in time.

Exercise 3.

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1. He has a strange habit of drinking strong tea in the evening. 2. Is there any hope of getting this information tonight? 3. There is no hope of our getting a letter from him soon. 4. There is very little hope of the goods being received before the 1^st June. 5. We have no possibility of getting a ticket for this play tonight. 6. There is no hope of the goods being shipped tomorrow. 7. He has a strange way of speaking to children. 8. He has no objection(s) to subscribing to this magazine. 9. They have no objections(s) to Comrade A’s being sent there. 10. He gave me a good idea of using this material for my article. 11. I have no objection(s) to their coming here. 12. There are different ways of solving this problem. 13. There is some hope of his life being saved. 14. There are many ways of making him do it.