Gerund
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GERUND
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Group 13
Atik Sriningsih 1511100003
Trio Verdian 1511100073
Faifta N. Maya 1511100045
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DEFINITION
• A Gerund is the form of a verb when it acts as a noun by adding “-ing” word.
• So the pattern is :VERB + ing
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Kind of Gerund
1. Gerund as Subject, examples : Having a lot of money is
better than having a little. Dropping out of school has
caused him hard to find a good job.
Hunting wild pigs has been done by Balinese farmers for years.
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2. Gerund as Object that follows the verb. There are some verbs must be followed by gerund, such as :-Consider - Advice- Deny - Admit- Avoid - Like- Excuse - Finish- Forgive - Keep- Imagine - Mind- Postpone - Miss-Pardon - Practice- Stop - Suggest- Report - Appreciate - Enjoy - Delay ,etc.
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The examples : They miss playing
with their friends.
I enjoyed being with you last night.
She delayed telling me about the news yesterday.
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3. Gerund as Object that follows the preposition. The prepositions that must be followed by gerund are :- About - By- Of - In- From - Instead of- About - On- After - Without- Apart from - Because of- Before
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For examples :
He told the joke without laughing.
She avoided her ex-friend by walking on the opposite side of the road.
I sleep after studying.
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4 . Gerund as Modifiers. For the examples :
Cats usually snore while they are sleeping = Cats usually snore while sleeping.
Because he didn’t study well, he didn’t pass the test = Because of not studying well he didn’t pass the test.
After I do my homework, I will play football = After doing the homework, I will play football.
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5. Gerund with Possessive pronoun (my, your, its, her, his, their, our). The examples :
We are looking forward to your coming next week.
Before your leaving for Bali next week, my parents are going to have a small gathering at home this weekend.
His writing makes a lot of people happy.
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Test
• Please make a sentences from each kind of gerund
• 1. Gerund as Subject• 2. Gerund as Object that follows the
verb. • 3. Gerund as Object that follows
the Preposition• 4. Gerund as modifier• 5. Gerund with Possessive