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The Examples of Gerund Usage.

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English: Mata Kuliah Literasi Digital:

Group 2: 1. Nabila Farah Susanti NIM : 21020154046 Email Unesa : nabilafarah.21046@mhs.unesa.ac.id

2. Elsa Fauziah Nur Arofah NIM : 21020154047 Email Unesa : elsafauziah.21047@mhs.unesa.ac.id

3. Afitra Devi NIM : 21020154061 Email Unesa : afitradevi.21061@mhs.unesa.ac.id

Dosen pengampu : Aditya Prapanca (197411012003121001) Universitas Negeri Surabaya


Definition :

Gerund is a verbal that ends in –ing and function as a noun In a sentence, the gerund has several usage.

Below are several usage of gerunds in a sentence :

1. As the subject of the sentence. Because of the gerund is as subject, it must be placed at the beginning of the sentence. Examples : - Eating too much is unhealthy - Reading is her hobby - Writing a thesis needs much effort - Sleeping is what I need right now

2. As direct object of the sentence. Usually explaining about th I enjoy shopping with my friends - I like speaking in English - They love playing badminton together - He loves eating - She likes planting roses in her garden

3. As a subject complement : - My favorite thing to do is cooking -Her favorite activity is dancing - The most important thing you must do are cleaning the classroom

4. After certain expressions [blame someone / somebody for, prevent, use, could] Example: - She couldn’t help falling in love with him - It’s not use trying to escape - She blame me for ruining her party

5. Gerund can be placed after certain verbs, such as : [Admit, anticipate, appreciate, avoid, complete, consider, defer, delay, deny, detest, discuss, dislike, dread, enjoy, escape, excuse, fancy, finish, forgive, imagine, involve, keep, loathe, mention, mind , miss, pardon, pastpone, practice, prevent, quit, propose, recall, recollect, recommend, remember, resent, resist, risk, save, stop, suggest, tolerate, understand,etc.] Example : - She enjoys listening to Korean songs - He remembers having meeting at 10 o’clock - He has forgot all bad experiences in the past

6. As an object of preposition [After, before, about, from, for, while, with, on,of, by, instead of, than, as]. Example : - Thank you for coming here - After accompanying me to the bookstore, she goes to her husband’s office - We went to the concert instead of staying at home

Passive gerunds : - This computer needs repairing - This room need renovating

- Reading a book is being her hobby
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