8. Do you like being told what to do or giving orders?
9. (like / figure things out / yourself) (show / how to do things)
10. Do you like figuring things out yourself or being shown how to do things?
11. (prefer / give / advice by friends) (give / your friends / advice)
12. Do you prefer being given advice by friends or giving your friends advice?VI – A Personal Inventory Using events in your own life, complete these sentences with gerunds or gerund phrases. Example: I especially enjoy playing board games with friends. Answers will vary. VII – Editing This letter has 14 mistakes in the use of gerunds. Find and correct them. ENCHANTEDDESERT RANCH Dear Adam, I’ve been here for three days and am having a great time, but I can’t help wish wishing you were here too. Tell your boss I’m really angry at him. Not let letting you take any vacation time qualifies him for the Jerk-of-the-Year Award. (Just kidding. Don’t say that!) Believe it or not, the first night I missed to hear hearing all the city noises, but I haven’t really had any trouble to get getting used to the peace and quiet since then. Everything’s all so relaxed here—there’s no rush rushing around or write writing things down in your Daily Planner. Get Getting out of New York City was definitely what I needed, even if it’s only for two weeks. The ranch has lots of activities—horseback ride riding, river raft rafting on the Rio Grande, to hike hiking in the wilderness—you name it. The ranch employees do everything for you—being taken care of is nice, for a change, and I love to be being chauffeured around Santa Fe in the ranch limousine. Tonight a group of us are going out to a country western dance place called Rodeo Nites in Santa Fe, so having taken those two-step dance lessons last summer will come in handy. It’s just too bad you couldn’t come along so we could both have a good time. Tomorrow we’re all going to Taos Pueblo to watch some weave weaving being done and to see some Native American dancing, which is great because I’m really interested in learn learning more about Native American culture. And I’m looking forward to see seeing Carmen at the Santa Fe Opera on Saturday. I’ll write again in a day or two. Miss you lots. Love, Louise