As a noun, gerund phrases often use the possessive adjective in front of it.
Examples :
Thank you for your coming.
Her singing is slow.
.
My dancing is not good as yours.
My feeling says that.
Your visiting will make me happy.
Note : Your coming, her singing, my dancing, my feeling, and your visiting is that
using your gerund phrases, her, and my a possessive adjective to noun behind it.
2.3 Some Rules in Gerund 1.
Noun + Preposition + Gerund Some words used in this pola, they are : advantage of, choice of,
intention of, problem of, difference between, solution to, excuse for, method for, reason for, possibility
.
Examples :
The advantage of counsuming vegetables is good for our healthy.
We have many choice of cooking meals.
The intention of studying this subject is to know our history.
Jack has solution to solving your problem.
George has no excuse for dropping out of school.
There is no reason for leaving this early.
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2. Adjective + Preposition + Gerund Some words used in this pola, they are : afraid of, good at, responsible
of, tired of, interested in, excited about, nervous about, clever at, fond of, accustomed.
Examples :
They are afraid of eating some pizza.
The students are responsible for cleaning this classroom.
He was tired of walking around mall.
I am very excited about visiting Bali.
John is nervous about standing in front of this class.
The man is clever at playing football. 3. Verb + Preposition + Gerund
Pyle and Ellen 2002:85 say, “If a verb + preposition, adjective + preposition, noun + preposition, or preposition alone is followed directly by a
verb, the verbs will always be in the gerund form. The following list consists of
verb + preposition”. They are: think about, think of, keep on, insist on, succed in, count on, depend on, give up, look forward to,get used to, appove of”
Examples :
I will think about finishing this paper early.
My father is thinking of going to Canada next month.
The baby kept on crying.
Mary insisted on taking the bus instead of the plane
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Succes may depend on becoming more patient.
My uncle gave up smoking because of his doctor’s advice.
4.
Preposition + Gerund Some words used in this pola, they are : besides, by, despite, without,
before, while, instead of, after, as well as. Examples :
Besides keeping her food, she also walks every morning.
They famous by speaking english language fluently.
Despite raining, she wants to meet her boyfriend.
They bought a car without asking before.
Please have a drink before leaving.
I slept while reading a novel.
I will call you after arriving in campus. 5. Verb + Object + Preposition + Gerund
Some verb used in this pola, they are: accuse of, stop for, thank for, forgive for, prevent for, congratulate on, suspect of, warn about.
Examples :
They were accused of breaking the table.
Jessica stopped for dieting.
I forgive for being late.
I absolutely thank for helping me.
I can’t prevent my friend from stealing money.
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I wanted to congratulate you on making
We warned them against using this computer.
such a good speech.
2. 4 The Function of Gerund
