gerund (passive complement) – English Grammar Profiler
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