THE PREPOSITIONAL OBJECT

As the prepositional object the gerund may follow a) verbs, b) adjectives and statives, c) participle II.

A) verbs

I	II	III	IV	V
	agree object look forward take (пристраститься к)		to	your our going there his Mary’s
We	hear learn think dream suspect accuse	him him	of of	consulting him. doing something wrong.
All It	persist succeed consist(s) assist(s) help(s) result(s)		in	doing it.
We	depend rely count insist congratulate	you	on
I’ll	prevent stop discourage	them him her	from	taking part in it.
warn	against
decide (...не)
I	thank blame praise punish reproach	you you her him them	for	doing it.
feel	like

B) adjectives and statives

The stative afraid can be followed by either a gerund or an infinitive with a difference in meaning.

be afraid + a gerund = not to want to do something for some reason	be afraid + an infinitive = dare not do something
I’m afraid of making her angry. (= I don’t want to do this because I think it will make her angry.) Я боюсь, что это может рассердить ее. 1 can’t play the piano now as I’m afraid ofdisturbing him. (= I don’t want to play as the noise might disturb him.) Я не могу играть сейчас на рояле, т. к. боюсь ему помешать.	I’m afraid to make her angry. (= I daren’t make her angry.) Я не смею сердить ее. I’m afraidto disturb him at this late hour. (= I daren’t disturb him.) Я не смею мешать ему так поздно.

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