This document discusses verbs and gerunds that are commonly used in a workplace context. It provides examples of verbs that can be used when discussing work tasks and responsibilities, such as "execute," "monitor," "organize," and "deliver." It also distinguishes between action verbs and linking verbs. Additionally, it explains which verbs can be followed by gerunds or infinitives and provides examples like "consider," "enjoy," and "begin." The document aims to clarify proper grammar usage of verbs and gerunds in workplace communications and documents.

1. VERBS
&
GERUNDS
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2. Verbs for the workplace
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execute
monitor
operate
organize
consolidate
appoint
delegate
establish
oversee
deliver
dispatch
maintain
mention
organise
plan
process
promote
raise
recruit
reject
reply
return
send
split
suggest
inform
invoice
lengthen
manage
obtain
participate
present
produce
provide
reach
reduce
remind
resign
rise
separate
structure
write
receive
refuse
remove
respond
shorten
succeed
exchange
improve
install
join
lower
measure
order
own
pay
prevent
promise
drop
establish
extend
fund
increase
check
complete
decide
develop
distribute
employ
estimate
admit
avoid
build
complain
consider
convince
add
advise
authorize
calculate
change
choose
confirm
count
decrease
dismiss
divide
approve

3. Make sentences
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represent
approach
review
allow
find
reject
comply
challenge
complete
reckon
observe
consider
regularize
promote
preserve
reschedule
implement
establish
exempt
prescribe

4. Linking Verbs
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be, become, seem,
grow, turn, stay, remain, appear,
feel, look, smell, sound, and taste
Please look at the screen.
(Action verb.
They are looking)
You look tired.
(Linking verb.
You are not ‘looking’ anywhere. You ‘are’ tired.)

5. Verbs followed by Gerunds
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Only a gerund can follow:
admit, advise, avoid, consider, deny, discuss, dislike, end up, enjoy, finish,
forget, get used to, give up, go on, imagine, keep, look forward to, mention,
mind, miss, recommend, remember, quit, stop, suggest, understand, work at
A gerund or an infinitive can follow:
begin, continue, hate, intend, like, love, prefer, start
forget, remember, stop (meaning may change)
Only an infinitive can follow:
afford, agree, appear, arrange, ask, decide, demand, expect, fail, forget, hope,
learn, manage, mean, offer, plan, prepare, pretend, promise, refuse, remember,
seem, stop, volunteer, wait, want, wish
A noun or pronoun and an infinitive can follow:
advise, allow, ask, challenge, command, convince, expect, force, hire, instruct,
invite, order, pay, permit, remind, teach, tell, want, warn

6. Correct and Rewrite
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I am thinking to write a novel.
I am thinking of writing a novel.
They were prevented from availing vacation.
They were prevented from availing vacation.
How can they insist on me resigning the post?
How can they insist on my resigning the post.
The committee recommended to close those colleges.
The committee recommended closing those colleges.
There is no danger of the roof’s crashing.
There is no danger of the roof crashing.

7. Correct and Rewrite
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If any Teaching/Non-teaching staff needs transfer/absorption, both the
Managements of the Colleges, where they working and needs
transfer/absorption have to issue No-objection certificate.
If any teaching / non-teaching members of staff
needs request transfer / absorption, both the
managements of the colleges, where they are
working and needs where they are seeking a
transfer / absorption have to issue no-objection
certificates.

8. Correct and Rewrite
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… excepting the latest letter dated … in the reference ninth cited.
… except the latest letter dated … in the reference
ninth cited.

9. Correct and Rewrite
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Accordingly in pursuance to the above Govt., instructions the officers
and official concerned are deputed to High Court … .
Accordingly, In pursuance to of the above Govt.,
government instructions cited above, the officers
and the official concerned are deputed to the
High Court … .

10. Correct and Rewrite
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… with a condition that she should join in duty within forty five (45)
days from the date of receipt of the orders failing which her
appointment shall be deemed to be cancelled … .
… with a condition that she should join in duty
within forty five (45) days from the date of receipt
of receiving the orders failing which her
appointment shall be deemed to have been
cancelled … .

11. Correct and Rewrite
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… to ratify the action of the Principal in having appointed 5 contingent
employees during the ban period …
… to ratify the action of the principal in having
appointed of appointing 5 contingent employees
by the principal during the ban period …

12. Correct and Rewrite
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… the ground for claim to compassionate appointment has evaporated
as conversion of her father’s post from full time contingent post to last
grade service was not materialized.
… the ground for claim to compassionate
appointment has evaporated as because
conversion of her father’s post from full time
contingent post to last grade service was not
materialized.

13. Correct and Rewrite
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The respondent do not dispute that the case of the petitioner is similar
to that of one Sri …. .
The respondent does not dispute that the case of
the petitioner is similar to that of one Sri …. .

14. Correct and Rewrite
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In this connection, since the Govt., issued … as one time measure for
regularize of Services of Part-Time Lecturers in GDC’s and as per
records of … has not applied within time for regularize of his services …
.
In this connection, since the Govt., government
issued … as one time measure for regularization
of services of part-time lecturers in GDC’s and as
per records of … has not applied within time for
regularization of his services … .

15. Correct and Rewrite
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The Principal … has informed that while classes were running on 03-08-
2017, due to heavy rains III year B.Sc class room window upper wall fell
on a student … .
The principal has informed that the wall above the
window of the B Sc classroom collapsed while a
class was being held on August 3, 2017 …

16. Correct and Rewrite
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… they are requesting for sanction of Earned Leave to the teaching staff
…
… they have requested are requesting for
sanction of earned leave to the teaching staff …