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Gerunds and infinitives quotes

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    Bridge gerunds and infinitives
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  • 'A celebrity is a person who works all his life _______________ (become) well-known, then wears dark glasses ____________ (prevent) people from __________ (recognise) him.' Fred Allen, comedian
    to become, to prevent, recognising
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  • '__________ (be) a star was never as much fun as ____________ (dream) about _________ (be) a star.' Marilyn Monroe, film star
    Being, dreaming, being
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  • 'If you don't want ____________ (be) forgotten as soon as you are dead, either write things that are worth ___________ (read), or do things that are worth ____________ (write) about.' Benjamin Franklin, American statesman
    to be, reading, writing
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  • 'A writer's fame is the best kind __________ (have): it is enough __________ (get) you a good table in a restaurant, but not enough ___________ (mean) that you are interrupted while you are eating.' Fran Lebowitz, writer
    to have, to get, to mean
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  • 'I don't want ______________ (achieve) immortality through my work. I want _______________ (achieve) it through not ___________ (die).' Woody Allen, film director
    to achieve, to achieve, dying
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  • '____________ (be) a sex symbol was rather like _____________ (be) a convict.' Raquel Welch, actress
    Being, being
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  • 'There is only one thing worse than _________ (be) talked about, and that is not _________ (be) talked about.' Oscar Wilde, playwright
    being, being
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