Gerund
Gerund
Gerunds
are the words that are formed with verbs
but act as nouns.
All
gerund end with -ing.
For
example- Acting is fun.
Properties
of Gerund
Gerund
can be modified with an adverb
Unlike
a normal noun, a gerund has some verb-like properties. Gerund can be modified
with an adverb like a verb.
For
example-
Driving carefully is an important thing.
(The
gerund ‘driving’ is modified with adverb ‘carefully’.)
Gerund
can take an object
Regularly visiting
the hospital
during the course of treatment is necessary.
(The
gerund ‘visiting’ is modofied with the adverb ‘regularly’ and has a direct
object ‘the hospital’.)
Gerund
as subject
As
they are nouns, gerund can function as the subject of a verb.
Exercising is good for your body.
Gerund
as object
A
gerund can also act as an object of a verb.
She
enjoys cooking daily
for her family.
(Here
the gerund ‘cooking’ is the object for the verb ‘enjoys’.)
Gerund
as a subject complement
Gerunds
can also function as subject complement. A subject complement follows a linking
verb. Linking verbs are the forms of the verb ‘to be’.
One of life’s pleasures is having coffee
in bed.
Their main goal is eliminating poverty.
(Here
‘eliminating’ is a gerund that acts as a complement of the subject ‘goal’.)
Gerund
after preposition
After having shower I went to bed.
You can not make an omelet without breaking eggs.
Is she good at painting?
There is no point in arguing.
(Here
gerund is after prepositions ‘at’ and ‘in’.)
Gerund
after phrasal verb
A
phrasal verb consists of a verb and an another element (preposition).
When will you give up smoking.
He kept on asking for the raw material.
Gerund
Phrase
A
gerund phrase consists of a gerund, its objects and all modifiers.
Eating bananas at night, makes you cough.
(Here
‘Eating’ is a gerund, ‘bananas’ is an object and ‘at night’ are modifiers.)
☞Every word that ends with -ing, is not a
gerund. Like gerunds, present participle are also formed from verbs but they
are not used as nouns. They are used as adjectives or verbs in continuous
(progressive) tense.
For
example-
Can
you fix the running tap? (Here ‘running’ is an adjective, so it is a present
participle).
The
tap was running for an hour. (Here ‘running’ is past participle used in past
continuous tense)
Running
the tap will empty the overhead tank. (Here ‘running’ is acting like a noun, therefore
it is a gerund)
Exercise
Underline
gerund in these sentences.
1. Humour is laughing at your
own mistakes.
2. Do not eat before swimming.
3. Sitting in a group of
ladies, she missed her favourite TV programme.
4. Eating curry leaves will
make your hair grow fast.
5. I am addicted to reading
books.
6. Running the tap water will
clear the air pockets.
7. Playing football is fun.
8. Skating is fun.
9. Skating is merely the art
of balancing on wheels.
10. Reading
is to mind what exercise is to the body.
11. Eating
almonds will make you wise.
12. They
say that eating ginger and turmeric fixes arthritis.
13. Art
is the skill to make something out of nothing and then selling it.
14. Swimming
is Anjalis’s passion since she was five year old.
15. Let’s
go tracking this weekend.
16. As
soon as I reached home, it started raining.
17. Making
noise is what happy children do best.
18. My
daughter enjoys fixing broken toys.
19. Rita
avoided doing her math assignment as she found it difficult.
20. I
surprised them by visiting on weekend.
Ans-
1. Humour is laughing at your own mistakes.
2. Do not eat before swimming.
3. Sitting in a group of ladies, she missed her favourite TV programme.
4. Eating curry leaves will make your hair grow fast.
5. I am addicted to reading books.
6. Running the tap water will clear the air pockets.
7. Playing football is fun.
8. Skating is fun.
9. Skating is merely the art of balancing on wheels.
10. Reading is to mind what exercise is to the body.
11. Eating almonds will make you wise.
12. They say that eating ginger and turmeric fixes arthritis.
13. Art is the skill to make something out of nothing and then selling it.
14. Swimming is Anjalis’s passion since she was five year old.
15. Let’s go tracking this weekend.
16. As soon as I reached home, it started raining.
17. Making noise is what happy children do best.
18. My daughter enjoys fixing broken toys.
19. Rita avoided doing her math assignment as she found it difficult.
20. I surprised them by visiting on weekend.
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