Gerund Infinitive without to
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Passive gerunds
Passive forms are also possible:
I hate being lied to. passive simple gerund: I hate it when people lie to
me.
He complained of having been unjustly accused. passive perfect
gerund: He complained that they had unjustly accused him.
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The Functions of Gerund 1
As Object of Prepositions
List of Words : -
Be afraid of -
Be excited about -
Be interested -
Be good at in -
Be get tired of -
Etc 2
As Object of Verbs List of Words :
- Admit
- Appreciate
- Avoid
- Be worth
- Can’t help
- Etc
3 As Subject
List of Words : -
Gerund without a subject : singing -
Possessive as subject : her singing -
The gerund of : the singing of 4
As Direct Objects List of Words :
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- Gerund + object : arranging music
- The + gerund + of + subject : the arranging of music
5 Gerund as Subject
Example : Reporting the news is the job of television, radio,
magazines and newspaper. Notes : gerunds may replace nouns or pronouns as subjects, objects
or complements. 6
Gerund as Object of a Preposition
Example : Most newspapers are interested in reporting the news
accurately. 7
Gerund as Object of a Verb
Example : Reggie enjoys working for the evening paper.
Notes : in conversational English, nouns or object pronouns are sometimes used with gerunds instead possessives.
8 Gerund as Complement
Example : His job is researching stories.
Notes : in conversational English, nouns or object pronouns are sometimes used with gerunds instead possessives.
9 Gerund as Negative Gerund
Example : Many people complain about not getting accurate news.
Notes : not is used before the gerund to form the negative. 10
Gerund as Possessive with a Gerund
Example : Reggie’s His reporting is normally very accurate. Notes : formal : I don’t like John’s his saying that. Conversational
: I don’t like John him saying that.
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