ACTIVITY 36

VERB PATTERNS (GERUND OR INFINITIVE)

LEGALLY BLONDE

(738)

A. WATCH THE VIDEO SEGMENT AND CIRCLE THE BEST VERB FOR EACH SENTENCE,
ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THE SEGMENT.
B. THEN, DECIDE WHICH FORM

OF THE WORDS IN PARENTHESES IS BEST

. (GERUND OR INFINITIVE?)
1) The attorney [ refused/ wanted/ planned ] ...................... (accept)
being replaced from the case by a Law student.
2) The defendant [ decided/ imagined/ claimed ].........................(fire)
her attorney on trial day.
3) Elle [ hates/loves/ avoids ]..................................... (wear) extravagant clothes.
4) The judge finally [ refused/ denied/ resolved ] ..................... (proceed) with the trial.
5) Elle's friends [ couldn't help / pretended / finished ] ................................ (talk) about
the court room in front of everyone.
6) The judge [ told/ asked/ begged ] ...................................... (the ladies - take) a seat.
7) The witness [ explained/ urged / swore ] ................................... (tell ) the truth.
8) The witness [ claimed / showed / intended ] ........................(be) in the shower
during the murder.
9) The witness [ denied / insisted/ warned ] ........................... (hear) the gunshot.
10) The judge [ forbid/ prohibited/ let ] ............................. (Elle - make) her point.
11) The witness [ admitted / proved/ avoided ] ....................(kill) her father by mistake.
12) Finally, the judge [ prohibited / allowed / pretended ] ..................................................
(the defendant - go) free.

MOVIE SEGMENTS TO ASSESS GRAMMAR GOALS

TEACHERS KEY ACTIVITY 36 VERB PATTERNS
LEGALLY BLONDE

1.

REFUSED TO ACCEPT

2.

DECIDED TO FIRE

3.

LOVES WEARING

4.

RESOLVED TO PROCEED

5.

COULDNT HELP TALKING

6.

TOLD THE LADIES TO TAKE

7.

SWORE TO TELL

8.

CLAIMED TO BE (HAVE BEEN)

9.

DENIED HEARING (HAVING HEARD)

10.

LET ELLE MAKE

11.

ADMITTED KILLING (HAVING KILLED)

12. ALLOWED THE DEFENDANT

TO GO