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STORY MATCH: Activity for Gerunds and Infinitives

Part 1:
I confess
I saw no reason to put off
…writing my last e-mail and was aboutto leave the office
…finding out, so I slowly approached the window.
Last night I had just finished
…walking toward the elevator when abright light suddenly shone through the window.
…being scared at first, but then I simply became confused and curious. What was that outside?I recall

Part 2:

…to see past the bright light to learn its source
I managed
…to be a small sphere, which was just big enough to holdone small man.
Although I didn’t hear the noise usually associated with that of a helicopter, I still expected
I attempted
To mysurprise, I saw what appeared
…to catch a glimpse of a figure inside--it was not the shape of neither a man nor woman.
…to find one flying outsidethe office window.

Part 3:

The unidentified flying object continued
…to think that it was returning my greeting. In fact, I’m sure itwas. Now who will believe me?
…hovering quietly outside the window but the light was now turned low.
Just before the UFO flew away, I sawthe creature’s strange hand go up , and I like
…to realize that I was probably seeing a UFO with an alien inside.
I couldn’t stand
As Istood looking at what I couldn’t even identify, I began
…waiting and not knowing, so I made the next move. I raised my hand in greeting.