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36 Legally Blonde - Verb Patterns

The document provides instructions and a key for an activity analyzing verb patterns using gerunds and infinitives based on the movie Legally Blonde. Students are to watch a video segment and circle the best verb for each sentence based on information presented. They then choose whether the form in parentheses should be a gerund or infinitive. The key provides the correct answers, which all use gerunds or infinitives appropriately based on the verb in the main clause for each sentence.

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36 Legally Blonde - Verb Patterns

The document provides instructions and a key for an activity analyzing verb patterns using gerunds and infinitives based on the movie Legally Blonde. Students are to watch a video segment and circle the best verb for each sentence based on information presented. They then choose whether the form in parentheses should be a gerund or infinitive. The key provides the correct answers, which all use gerunds or infinitives appropriately based on the verb in the main clause for each sentence.

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ACTIVITY 36

VERB PATTERNS (GERUND OR INFINITIVE)


LEGALLY BLONDE (7’38)

A. WATCH THE VIDEO SEGMENT AND CIRCLE THE BEST VERB FOR EACH SENTENCE,
ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THE SEGMENT.

B. THEN, DECIDE WHICH FORM OF THE WORDS IN PARENTHESES IS BEST

. (GERUND OR INFINITIVE?)

1) The attorney [ refused/ wanted/ planned ] ...................... (accept)


being replaced from the case by a Law student.

2) The defendant [ decided/ imagined/ claimed ].........................(fire)


her attorney on trial day.

3) Elle [ hates/loves/ avoids ]..................................... (wear) extravagant clothes.

4) The judge finally [ refused/ denied/ resolved ] ..................... (proceed) with the trial.

5) Elle's friends [ couldn't help / pretended / finished ] ................................ (talk) about


the court room in front of everyone.

6) The judge [ told/ asked/ begged ] ...................................... (the ladies - take) a seat.

7) The witness [ explained/ urged / swore ] ................................... (tell ) the truth.

8) The witness [ claimed / showed / intended ] .........................(be) in the shower


during the murder.

9) The witness [ denied / insisted/ warned ] ........................... (hear) the gunshot.

10) The judge [ forbade/ prohibited/ let ] .......................... (Elle - make) her point.

11) The witness [ admitted / proved/ avoided ] ....................(kill) her father by mistake.

12) Finally, the judge [ prohibited / allowed / pretended ] ..................................................


(the defendant - go) free.

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Cláudio Azevedo
MOVIE SEGMENTS TO ASSESS GRAMMAR GOALS
TEACHER’S KEY – ACTIVITY 36 – VERB PATTERNS
LEGALLY BLONDE

1. REFUSED TO ACCEPT

2. DECIDED TO FIRE

3. LOVES WEARING

4. RESOLVED TO PROCEED

5. COULDN’T HELP TALKING

6. TOLD THE LADIES TO TAKE

7. SWORE TO TELL

8. CLAIMED TO BE (HAVE BEEN)

9. DENIED HEARING (HAVING HEARD)

10. LET ELLE MAKE

11. ADMITTED KILLING (HAVING KILLED)

12. ALLOWED THE DEFENDANT TO GO

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Cláudio Azevedo

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