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- Has the meaning of noun as object in sentence.
The following are some examples of Gerund used as object: -
I don’t like reading. -
We enjoy playing tennis. -
He likes swimming. -
They finish speaking. -
My mother likes shopping.
b. Gerund is used as an object after preposition
The sentence pattern in general can be described as follow: Subject + Verb be
Object
........................ preposition
Verb+ing The preposition :
- At
- After
- By
- For
- Of
- Out
- With
- About
- Before
- In
- From
- On
- To
- Without
The following are some examples of Gerund used as the object after preposition in sentence:
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- He is good at lecturing.
- I shut the door before going.
- He goes out without saying anything.
- Maty cooked it after washing the rice.
- After swimming i felt cold.
- Alice isn’t interested in looking for a new job.
c. Gerund as the object after following certain verb
In general the sentence pattern can be described as follow: Subject
Verb Object
.............. ..................
Verb+ing Gerund can be used as the object of following verbs. The followings are
the examples:
Verb Examples
1 Admit
2 Advise
3 Anticipate
4 Appreciate
5 Avoid
6 Can’t bear
7 Begin
8 Complete
9 Consider
He admitted stealing the money. She advised waiting until tommorow.
I anticipate having a good time on vacation. I appreciated hearing from them.
He avoided answering my question. I can’t bear waiting in long lines.
It began raining. I finally completed writing my term paper.
I will consider going with you.
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10Continue 11Delay
12Deny 13Discuss
14Dislike 15Enjoy
16Finish 17Forget
18Hate 19Can’t help
20Keep 21Like
22Love 23Mention
24Mind 25Miss
26Postpone 27Practice
28Prefer 29Quit
30Recall 31Recollect
32Recommend He continued speaking.
He delayed leaving for school. She denied commiting the crime.
They discussed opening a new business. I dislike driving long distances.
We enjoyed visiting them. She finished studying about ten.
I’ll never forget visiting Napoleon’s tomb. I hate making silly mistakes.
I can’t help worrying about it. I keep hooping he will come.
I like going to movies. I love goingto operas.
She mentioned going to a movie. Would you mind helping me with this?
I miss being with my family. Let’s postpone leaving until tommorow.
The athlete practiced throwing the ball. Ann prefers walking to driving to work.
He quit trying to solve the problem. I don’t recall meeting him before.
I don’t recollect meeting him before. She recommended seeing the show.
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33Regret 34Remember
35Resent 36Resist
37Risk 38Can’t stand
39Start 40Stop
41Suggest 42Tolerate
43Try
44Understand I regret telling him my secret.
I can remember meeting him when I was a child. I resent her interfering in my business.
I couldn’t resist eating the dessert. She risks losing all of her money.
I can’t stand waiting in long lines. It started raining.
She stopped going to classes when she got sick. She suggested going to a movie.
She won’t tolerate cheating during an examination. I tried changing the light bulb, but the lamp still
didn’t work. I don’t understand his leaving school.
d. Gerund after certain phrase.
