THE DESCRIPTION OF GERUNDS

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3. THE DESCRIPTION OF GERUNDS

Gerund can assume the familiar patterns of verbs in sentences. The following gerund phrases mimic the basic sentence patterns of verbs in sentences. The patterns of gerund is gotten in Azar’s book “Fundamentals of English Grammar” in 1941. 1 Adjective + Preposition + Gerund Some these words are used in gerund, they are : afraid of, good at, interested in, excited about, responsible of, tired of, clever at, crazy about, excited about, nervous about, fond of, worried about. Examples: a I am afraid of drinking a cup of coffee. b We are excited about going to Lombok. c My mother is good at cooking. d They are interested in dancing competion. e I begin worried about your acting in this film. 2 Noun + Preposition + Gerund Some these words are used in gerund, they are : advantage of, choice of, problem of, intention of, possibility, reason for, method for, excuse for, solution to, difference between. Examples: a The advantage of drinking milk everyday is good for your bone healthy. b They have many choice of making cake. c She has a reason for visiting this class. 15 d John has excuse for coming to her parents’ house. e it is method for designing this gown. 3 Verb + Preposition + Gerund Some these words are used in gerund, they are : gave up, insisted on, thought of, objected to not, forward to, confessed to, keep on. Example: a He gaves up playing football, because his leg is injury. b She is walking forward to visiting you. c Denny insisted on taking the car intead of the motorcycle. d The boy kept on screaming. e No one has confessed to losing her wallet yet. 4 Preposition + Gerund Some these words are used in gerund, they are : before, by, after, without, besides, while, as well as, instead of. Examples: a After painting this view, he took a breakfast. b Before going to home, we went to Supermarket. c She read the newspaper without hearing my suggestion. d Besides watching television, she also listen music. e He sings as well as his speaking. 5 Verb + Object + Preposition + Gerund Some these words are used in gerund, they are : forgive for, accuse of, stop for, thank for, congratulate on, prevent for, warn about, suspect of. 16 Examples: a We thank for your helping. b She want to stop for smoking. c She accuse of stealing her jewelry to her sister. d He forgives for breaking your glass. 2.4 The Function of Gerund Gerund always function or work as nouns. Therefore, you will find them in places where nouns are typically found in eight function of other sentences. Source is found in Hartanto, Koentjoro and Seputro’s book “Accurate, Brief, and Clear” in 2009. There are eight function of gerund in a sentence: 1 A gerund functions as a subject of sentence. It is put in front of sentence and also be singular. The state is same like Pyle and Ellen’s statement, they says, “If a sentence begins with verb + ing gerund, the verb must also be singular”.

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