Performance Errors, are those errors made by learners when they
According to Azar, Gerund is “the-Ing form of a verb used as a
noun. A gerund is used in the same ways as a noun, i.e. as a subject or an object”.
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And Thomson and Martinet stated that when a verb is immediately after a preposition the gerund form must be used”
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. Foley and Hall stated in Longman Advanced Le
arner’s Grammar: A Self-Study Reference and Practice Book with Answer, they stated that
“The –ing and infinitive forms of verbs are very common in English and can act as subject, object, and compliment of verbs. When used like noun,
-ing form are often ref erred to as „Gerund’.
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From the quotations above, it can be concluded that gerund is the - ing form of a verb, used as a noun, as it can function as subject or an
object sentence, and also as an object preposition.