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9.5 Passive Gerunds and Passive Infinitives

Passive Gerunds Passive Infinitives
(No?) Being + Past Participle (No?) To Be + Past Participle

| dislike being given extra work. | want to be invited to the party.
| don’t mind not being invited to the picnic. | tried not to be caught in the storm.
| was angry about being fired from my job. I was happy to be given some extra work.

1. The passive form of a gerund is being + the She dislikes being asked a lot of questions.
past participle. He was upset about not being told the news.

2.Like gerunds, passive gerunds can:
a. be the subject of a sentence a. Being questioned about my work made me
nervous.
b. follow verbs such as avoid, dislike, mind, risk, b. | don’t mind being interviewed.
understand!
c. follow a preposition c. Are you interested in being called if a job
opens up?

3. The passive form of an infinitive is (nof fo be + She is determined to be elected president.
the past participle. The information is not to be discussed with
anyone.

4. Passive infinitives can follow verbs and
adjectives normally followed by an infinitive.
a. Verbs: ask, expect, hope, prefer, wait? a. We waited to be picked up at the station.
b. Adjectives: afraid, determined, lucky, ready? b. | was lucky to be given the award.

1See page A4 for a full list of veros and phrases followed by gerunds.
2See page AS for a full list of verbs followed by infinitives.
3See page AS for a full list of adjectives followed by infinitives.

4 Circle the correct form of the verb to complete each sentence.

1. When hurricanes develop, hurricane hunters get ready being sent I _be senDinto the storm.

2. Hurricane hunters risk being injured / to be injured on the job.

3. Hurricane hunters never complain about being expected / to be expected to help weather
forecasters.

4. Buildings are often in danger of being damaged / to be damaged during a hurricane.

5. When a bad storm is coming, people shouldn't wait being evacuated / to be evacuated.

6. Sometimes homeowners need being told / to be told that they can’t return to their homes.

7. Everyone looks forward to being allowed / to be allowed back into their homes.

8. After a storm, people hope being given / to be given assistance by the government.

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