Verbal Noun (Danh t kt thc -ing)

Trong lot bi vit v danh ng t, mnh gii thiu vi cc bn v hnh thc V-ing
c th ng vai tr lm:
Danh t (trng hp ca Gerund)
Hoc hin ti phn t (present participle) (xem li bi Pronoun/Possessive +
Gerund)
By gi mnh mun phn bit vi cc bn danh t kt thc bng ui "-ing" (ng
nhin y khng phi l Gerund nha.), l Verbal Noun.

1. Verbal Nouns / vbl nan /: tc cc danh t lin quan n ng t.

C rt nhiu cch hnh thnh danh t t ng t trong ting Anh bng cch thm
cc hu t, th d ui -ment (achivement), -er (teacher),... trong c -
ing(painting:bc ha;teaching:vic ging dy,...).

2.Lm th no phn bit Gerund vi Verbal Noun?

Verbal Noun trong trng hp ny cn c gi l True Noun.
Xt v d sau:

It is the duty of the police to stop the shooting of Presidents.(*)
asdkefly fkd terlpfs flksdfp sflper fd d Noun
It is the duty of the police to stop shooting Presidents.)(**)
asdhas fdsklf slfkwep fjsdkof fsddf Gerund
Trng hp (*), shooting l mt danh t, i sau mo t "The".
Trng hp (**), shooting l mt danh ng t, lm tn ng trc tip cho "to stop".

I don't think he's mature enough to marry.
(Ti ngh chng trai vn cha trng thnh kt hn u.)
I don't think he's mature enough for marriage.
Not: I don't think he's mature enough for marrying.
"Marrying" l mt Gerund ch mt hnh ng.
"Marriage" l danh t, ch mt hot ng c bit (vic kt hn).
(Cu trc "Enough (to do something) for something": lm ci g cho ci g.)

Nh vy,Gerund v verbal noun (hay true noun) v hnh thc th ging nhau
nhng true noun c th i sau mo t (a/an/the), hoc dng dng s t,s nhiu,...
ging nh cc danh t khc.

That is a very nice painting.
( l bc tranh rt p.)
He built up his multimillion-pound music business from small beginnings.
(T nhng khi u nh, anh y pht trin thng v m nhc tr gi hng triu bng Anh.)
What time is the meeting?
(Cuc hp lc my gi?)

Tham kho thm:
Gerund+ Tobe (Danh ng t vi Tobe)
Preposition+ Gerund (Danh ng t i sau gii t)
Gerund as Subject (Danh ng t lm ch ng)
Danh ng t i sau ng t (Verb+Gerund)
Pronoun/Possessive + Gerund

Son gi: vip.pro.mai.11
T liu tham kho:
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Grammar in Context by Hugh Gethin