29. understand
I really cannot understand his doing something like that
According to Betty Schrampfer Azar, Gerunds are used as the objects of certain verbs. Betty Schrampfer Azar listed 34 common verbs
usually followed by gerunds, they are:
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Table 2.3. List
of Verbs Frequently Followed by Gerund by Betty Schrampfer Azar
1. admit
He admitted stealing the money
2.
advise
She advised waiting until tomorrow
3. anticipate
I anticipate having a good time
4.
appreciate
I appreciated hearing from them
5. avoid
He avoided answering my question
6.
complete
I finally completed writing my term paper
7. consider
I will consider going with you
8.
delay He delayed leaving for school
9. deny
He denied committing the crime
10. discuss
They discussed opening a new business
11. dislike I dislike driving long distance
12. enjoy
We enjoy visiting them
13. finish She finished studying about ten
14. forget
I’ll never forget visiting napoleon’s tomb
15. c
an’t help I can’t help worrying about it
16. keep I keep hoping he will come
17. mention She mentioned going to movie
18. mind Would you mind helping me with this?
19. miss I miss being with my family
20. postpone
Let’s postpone leaving tomorrow
21. practice The athlete practiced throwing the ball
22. quit He quit trying to solve the problem
23. recall
I don’t recall meeting him before
24. recollect
I don’t recollect meeting him before
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Azar, op.cit., p. 168.
25. recommend
She recommended seeing the show
26. regret I regret telling him my secret
27. remember
I can remember meeting him when I was a child
28. resent I resent her interfering in my business
29. resist
I couldn’t resist eating the desert
30. risk She risks losing all of her money
31. stop She stopped going to classes when she got sick
32. suggest She suggested going to a movie
33. tolerate
She won’t tolerate cheating during an examination
34. understand
I don’t understand his leaving school
d. Gerund as the Complement of a Sentence
Gerund can be used as the complement of a sentence. However, as complement, gerund usually sounds more like normal spoken English.
If this sounds confusing, just remembering that 90 of the time, one will use a gerund as the subject or complement of a sentence.
Example: 1
My uncle favorite hobby is reading 2
His job is photographing 3
The last lesson is speaking Beside the explanation above, there are some words that are
followed by gerund. They are go and no. According to Betty Schrampfer
Azar the word “go” is followed by gerund in certain idiomatic expression to express, for the most part, recreational activities.
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Example: a.
go boating b.
go camping c.
go fishing
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Azar, op.cit, p. 156
According to Michael Swan “no” is often used with an –ing form to say that something is not allowed, or impossible. The structure often
occurs alone in notice; it can also follow there is.
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Examples: a.
No smoking b.
Sorry, there’s no smoking here. Betty Schrampfer Azar said that some verbs can be followed by
either infinitive or gerund, sometimes with no difference in meaning and sometimes with a different meaning.
a. Verbs + Infinitive or gerund with no difference in meaning
- begin
- like - hate
- start
- love - c
an’t stand
- continue
- prefer - c
an’t bear
Example:
It began to rain verb + infinitive It began raining verb + gerund
There’s no difference between “began to rain” and “began raining”
b. Verbs + Infinitive or gerund with a difference in meaning
- Forget
- Regret - Remember
- Try Example:
1 Forget + Gerund: forget something that happened in the past.
Example: I will never forget seeing the Alps for the first time.
Forget + Infinitive : forget to perform responsibility, duty, or task.
Example: Sam often forgets to lock the door.
2 Regret + Gerund: regret something that happened in the past.
Example: I regret lending him some money. He never paid me back.
Regret + Infinitive : regret to tell, to say, to inform someone of
some bad news. Example: I regret to tell you that you failed the exam.
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Swan, op.cit., p. 279.
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