GERUND

GERUND

Gerund was the verb in the form of ing that functioned as the noun gerund. Could be used as the subject, the object, the complement and the other noun clarifier.

The function gerund :
a As the subject
Example : 1. Cooking is a good hobby
2. Swimming makes us healthy
3. Driving a car isn’t easy
4. Playing tennis is fun
b As the Object
1) Object the verb:
Example : 1. I don’t like smoking
2. We enjoy playing tennis
3. They don’t mind coming to the party
Several verbs that could be followed gerund :

enjoy appreciate
quit ( give up ) finish ( get through )
avoid postpone ( put off )
keep consider ( think about )
suggest discuss ( talk about )
mind stop
delay mention


2) The object of the preposition
Example : 1. We talked about going to Canada for our vacation
2. I’m interested in learning more about your work
3. Ali goes on speaking in the class
4. I’m used to sleeping with the window open
Negative form of a gerund : not precedes a gerund
Example : We talked about not going to the meeting, but finally decided
we should go .

Several prepositions that must be known were: at,after,before , from , in , on ,
Of , under , up , though , about , without , for , and to .
The preposition that most was difficult “to” be known was: “to”, because
nearby infinitive.


Because of that to facilitate understood it, memorised the form “to” that must
Join gerund in the phrase along with this :
To be used to to take to
To be accostumed to to look forward to
To object to to be averse to

Example : 1. I’m accustomed to sleeping with thw window open
2. I look forward to going home next month .

3) As the complement :
Example : 1. My hobby is drawing
2. What he wants is playing tennis .
Gerund as complement always was despised after to be (am, Is, are, was, were)

4) As the noun clarifier noun modifier :
Example : 1. The waiting room is very large
2. The swimming pool is very large and luxiorus

5) To state the ban
Example : 1. No smoking
2. No parking