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GERUND

The document discusses the different grammatical functions of gerunds in English. It explains that gerunds can function as subjects, objects of prepositions, complements of the verb "to be", appositives, and objects of certain verb phrases. Some examples are provided for each grammatical function to illustrate how gerunds are used in sentences. The key points are that gerunds behave grammatically like nouns but are derived from verbs and end in "-ing".

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GERUND

The document discusses the different grammatical functions of gerunds in English. It explains that gerunds can function as subjects, objects of prepositions, complements of the verb "to be", appositives, and objects of certain verb phrases. Some examples are provided for each grammatical function to illustrate how gerunds are used in sentences. The key points are that gerunds behave grammatically like nouns but are derived from verbs and end in "-ing".

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GERUND

Ing –form in English


Adjective (active participle)
Boring, exciting, starving, exhausting,

 Noun (Gerund)

 Verb ( continuous)
 She is singing a song.
 They were visiting to Jakarta.
Analyze the following sentences! Which one are not
gerund?

1. Brushing our teeth is important.


2. One of his duties is attending meetings.
3. She is attending meetings.
4. Can you sneeze without opening your mouth?
5. We stop complaining.
6. My best friend’s favorite activity, shopping, has made her
spend much money.
7. The girl standing in front of you is your classmate.
8. She is singing a song.
9. The lecturer teaches English with interesting ways.
 1,2,3,4,5, = gerund ,
 6, 8 = present/active participle/ adjective ---
 7 = Verb ing (continue)
The gerund looks exactly the same as a present
participle, but it is useful to understand the
difference between the two. The gerund always has
the same function as a noun ( although it looks like
a verb)
1. Gerund as the subject of the sentence

Examples:  Loving you is something


 Eating seblak is delicious. meaningful in my life.
 Hunting tigers is  Loosing you is my

dangerous. hardest part of my life.


 Flying makes me  Waiting is something

nervous. boring.
 Brushing your teeth is  Standing beside you in

important. our marriage celebration


 Smoking causes lung
is my dream that comes
true.
cancer.
 Swimming is my hobby.
 Fishing is my hobby in holiday.
 Reading novel is my hobby.

 Waiting you is very boring for me.

 Killing people is a crime of humanity.

 Eating kebab with my friends is my favorite activity.

 Being healthy is every body ‘s dream.

 Talking to the wall every night makes me better.

 Being your friend is my choice.

 Joining el fatta makes me find my passion.

 Drinking milk is something that baby likes.

 Praying is my step.

 Keeping you is a purpose in our relationship.


 Looking at your photo makes me miss you all of
the time.
 Being your wife is a dream in my life.

 Missing you is my daily activity.

 Looking at you makes me feel happy.

 Writing a short story is my hobby.

 Connecting people is simple.


2. As the complement of the verb ‘’to be’’

 My hobby is / was swimming.


 One of his duties is attending meetings.
 The hardest thing about learning English is understanding tenses.
 The most difficult thing of my life is forgetting you.
 One of obligations when riding a motorbike on the road is using
helmet.
 My dreams are being a good moslem, being a rich woman, and
having something useful for others.
 My dream is standing to next you in our wedding ceremony.
 One of ways to get the winner in a competition is preparing the
good material.
 My best friend’s favorite activity is shopping in
mall.
 The best part of my life is loving you.
 His hobby is playing guitar.
 My dream is having a lot of children.
 My plan on next holiday is travelling to Bali island.
 My activity to spend the day is cooking cake.
 The hardest thing about singing is controlling
tempo.
3. Gerund after preposition/ object of preposition

 They discussed an article about Smoking.


 I come here for buying hand-made products.
 Can you sneeze without opening your mouth?
 She is good at painting.
 We arrived in Semarang after driving all night.
 I try to love you without hurting you.
 I will love you with trying to make you happy.
 By being your friend, I feel excited.
 I am afraid of loosing you.
 I am not fond of studying alone.
4. Verbs followed by Gerund/ Gerund after certain
verbs.

I hate going to the bank.


If you had finished eating snack. Clean the class.
Verbs followed by Gerund
 admit  finish  postpone  risk
 . forget  practice  stop
 . appreciate  hate  suggest
 can't help  tolerate
 avoid  keep  quit

 complete
 recall  understand
 mention
 . consider
 mind  recommend
 delay  miss  regret
 remember
 deny
5. Gerund as Appositive
 My best friend’s favorite activity, shopping, has
made her spend much money.
 Our lazy activity on the leisure time, lying on the
beach, makes me relax and fresh.
 I do an exciting activity in my village, jumping into
in the river and fishing there.
 I like the work, doing collaboration with other
company.
6. Possessive adjective precede by gerund

 Her working late is making her sick


 Our wedding will be held in R-Gina hotel in
January
6. Verb phrase/ Phrasal Verb that require gerund in
the complement

 Approve of  Insist on
 Be better off  Keep on
 Cant help  Look forward to
 Count on  Object to
 Do not mind  Think about
 Forget about  Think of
 Get through

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