APPENDIX II Error Sentences in Using Gerund Based on the Function of Gerund
Table 1. Error Sentence in Completion Test No
Error Sentence Number
I. GERUND AS SUBJECT
1
Swear
swear does not prove anything. 9
2
Skip Skip to him is a better alternative to jogging.
4 3
Be
be a boss made Jacob feel uneasy. 4
4 Be
Be ignored by his friends enrages him. 3
5
A Swear
swear does not prove anything. 1
6
A Skip Skip to him is a better alternative to jogging.
1 7
Was be a boss made Jacob feel uneasy.
1 8
Was
Be ignored by his friends enrages him. 2
To be
be a boss made Jacob feel uneasy. 1
9 To be
Be ignored by his friends enrages him. 4
Been
Be ignored by his friends enrages him. 1
11
Is
Be ignored by his friends enrages him. 1
12 To Swear
swear does not prove anything. 1
13
Skiping Skip to him is a better alternative to jogging.
10 14
Skipped Skip to him is a better alternative to jogging.
2 15
.............
Be ignored by his friends enrages him. 1
Total 46
II. GERUND AS DIRECT OBJECT
16 I think your hair needs shampoo shampoo.
21 17
Her daughter prefers read read science fiction book. 5
18 Alice always avoids answer answer my questions.
4 19
The students do not mind do do the test in 10 minutes. 1
20 I think your hair needs to be shampoo shampoo.
4 21
Her daughter prefers to read read science fiction book. 13
22 Alice always avoids to answer answer my questions.
17 23
The students do not mind to do do the test in 10 minutes. 14
24 I think your hair needs to shampoo shampoo.
3 25
I think your hair needs to be shampooed shampoo. 2
26 Her daughter prefers reads read science fiction book.
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27 Alice always avoids answered answer my questions.
2 28
I think your hair needs shampoing shampoo. 2
29 The students do not mind to doing do the test in 10 minutes.
2 30
The students do not mind done do the test in 10 minutes. 2
31 The students do not mind ............... do the test in 10 minutes. 1
32 I think your hair needs a shampoo shampoo.
2
Total 96
III. GERUND AS SUBJECTIVE COMPLEMENT
33 His chief delight is to swim swim in the river.
1 34
What she likes is to watch watch the children play. 2
35 Their difficulty is to find find the main idea.
9 36
What they like is to listen listen to the music. 1
37 His chief delight is swims swim in the river.
1 38
Their difficulty is found find the main idea. 2
39 His chief delight is swiming swim in the river.
5
Total 21
IV. GERUND AFTER PREPOSITION
