Supply the missing prepositions to suit the syntactic function of the gerund: 2. this time he felt no surprise meeting his friend. 3. washing up she settled down in a comfortable armchair before the tv. 4. what did she mean being busy? 5. he tore the note into pieces reading it. 6. the gadfly couldn’t run the risk being seen. 7. i insist remaining here. 8. the child nodded his head replying. 9. i kept her falling down. 10. washing she broke a cup.

2. This time he felt no surprise at meeting his friend. 3. Upon washing up she settled down in a comfortable armchair before the TV. 4. What did she mean by being busy? 5. He tore the note into pieces after reading it. 6. The Gadfly couldn’t run the risk of being seen. 7. I insist on remaining here. 8. The child nodded his head in replying. 9. I kept her from falling down. 10. While washing she broke a cup.