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Using GERUNDS + BY

To explain HOW something is done, we use by + a gerund
Try to match the correct processes below. 
When you finish, click on Check Answers. The first answer is given for you.
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1. Ann closed the door
A. by laughing. 
A2. We express humor B. by yelling loudly.
E3. We satisfy our hunger C. by flying in a hot-air balloon!
I4. My cat shows that she is happyD. by using her foot. 
J5. The man cut himselfE. by eating something. 
H6. We can get into a movie theater F. by using the internet.
B7. Some people show that they are angryG. by smoking. 
G8. Some people express nervousnessH. by buying a ticket.
F9. I sent some email I. by purring. 
C10. I'm going to Paris J. by using some scissors improperly. 

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