gerund (passive complement)

Here’s a STUDENT EXAMPLE:

Therefore, people should educate themselves on their human rights and the basic human rights that other nations have in order to avoid being deceived.

PELIC Arabic female level 4 writing class.


GSE 64 B2

NP + VP +VP gerund (passive)

 

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1 TO AVOID BEING HIT BY 313
2 TO AVOID BEING HIT . 185
3 N’T LIKE BEING TOLD WHAT 182
4 TO AVOID BEING CAUGHT IN 133
5 I REMEMBER BEING TOLD THAT 127
6 TO AVOID BEING CHARGED FOR 122
7 TO AVOID BEING BITTEN BY 119
8 TO AVOID BEING CHARGED . 103
9 TO AVOID BEING CAUGHT . 101
10 I LOVE BEING SURROUNDED BY 94
11 NT LIKE BEING TOLD WHAT 87
12 TO AVOID BEING CAUGHT BY 87
13 TO AVOID BEING SEEN BY 86
14 NOT LIKE BEING LEFT ALONE 82
15 TO AVOID BEING BITTEN . 82
16 TO AVOID BEING EATEN BY 82
17 TO AVOID BEING SEEN AS 81
18 TO AVOID BEING ACCUSED OF 76
19 TO AVOID BEING DETECTED BY 72
20 I REMEMBER BEING FASCINATED BY 70
21 I REMEMBER BEING TOLD BY 70
22 TO AVOID BEING CAUGHT OUT 67
23 TO AVOID BEING KILLED BY 66
24 TO AVOID BEING RIPPED OFF 65
25 TO AVOID BEING SEEN . 65

I usually walk with my head down to avoid being seen.

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26 TO AVOID BEING EATEN . 63
27 I REMEMBER BEING BLOWN AWAY 62
28 I REMEMBER BEING STRUCK BY 61
29 TO AVOID BEING CHARGED A 61
30 TO AVOID BEING OVERWHELMED BY 61
31 TO AVOID BEING LEFT BEHIND 60
32 TO AVOID BEING DETECTED . 59
33 TO AVOID BEING FORCED TO 59
34 TO AVOID BEING HIT WITH 56
35 TO AVOID BEING RUN OVER 56
36 N’T LIKE BEING CALLED A 55
37 NOT LIKE BEING TOLD WHAT 55
38 SEEDS STRAINS BEING INTRODUCED ALL 55
39 TO AVOID BEING EXPOSED TO 55
40 TO AVOID BEING STRUCK BY 55
41 N’T LIKE BEING LIED TO 53
42 TO AVOID BEING CAUGHT UP 53
43 I REMEMBER BEING IMPRESSED BY 51
44 N’T MIND BEING CALLED A 50
45 TO AVOID BEING DROPPED FROM 50
46 , CARE BEING TAKEN TO 49
47 N’T LIKE BEING FORCED TO 49
48 TO AVOID BEING ATTACKED BY 49
49 TO AVOID BEING BILLED FOR 49
50 TO AVOID BEING CAPTURED BY 49
51 I LOVE BEING INSPIRED BY 48
52 TO AVOID BEING SENT TO 47
53 TO AVOID BEING DRAWN INTO 46
54 TO AVOID BEING SPOTTED BY 46
55 TO AVOID BEING TARGETED BY 46
56 TO AVOID BEING STUCK IN 45
57 TO AVOID BEING KILLED . 43
58 TO AVOID BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE 43
59 TO AVOID BEING MISTAKEN FOR 42
60 TO AVOID BEING HIT , 40
61 TO AVOID BEING ARRESTED . 39
62 TO AVOID BEING CHARGED THE 39
63 TO AVOID BEING CRUSHED BY 39
64 I REMEMBER BEING SURPRISED AT 37
65 TO AVOID BEING SCAMMED . 36
66 I REMEMBER BEING AMAZED AT 35
67 I REMEMBER BEING SHOCKED WHEN 35
68 N’T LIKE BEING PICKED UP 35
69 TO AVOID BEING DRAGGED INTO 35
70 I REMEMBER BEING TOLD TO 33
71 TO AVOID BEING ASSOCIATED WITH 33
72 TO AVOID BEING CHARGED WITH 33
73 TO AVOID BEING CUT OFF 33
74 TO AVOID BEING SUCKED INTO 33
75 TO AVOID BEING SHUT OUT 32
76 TO AVOID BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE 31
77 TO AVOID BEING CAUGHT , 30
78 TO AVOID BEING STUNG BY 30
79 TO PREVENT BEING BITTEN BY 30
80 I REMEMBER BEING IMPRESSED WITH 29
81 N’T LIKE BEING TOLD THAT 29
82 TO AVOID BEING ATTACKED . 29
83 TO AVOID BEING DRAFTED INTO 29
84 TO AVOID BEING FORCED INTO 29
85 TO AVOID BEING PROMPTED FOR 29
86 TO AVOID BEING PUT IN 29
87 TO AVOID BEING SWEPT AWAY 29
88 TO AVOID BEING VICTIMIZED . 29
89 TO AVOID BEING VICTIMIZED BY 29
90 YOU LOVE BEING SURROUNDED BY 29
91 NT LIKE BEING FORCED TO 28
92 TO AVOID BEING CAUGHT AND 28
93 TO AVOID BEING LEFT WITH 28
94 TO AVOID BEING STRUCK . 28
95 I KEEP BEING TOLD THAT 27
96 I HATE BEING TOLD WHAT 27
97 N’T LIKE BEING TREATED LIKE 27
98 TO AVOID BEING ARRESTED FOR 27
99 TO AVOID BEING SPOTTED . 27
100 TO AVOID BEING HURT . 26


B2 vocabulary:

accused, captured, exposed, fascinated, forced, impressed, inspired, ripped, run over, spotted, strains, swept, treated