Gerunds Gerunds as subjects Seas Affirmative ‘Skiing makes me feel good. ‘Taking a snowboard lesson interests mé Driving to the mountain takes two hours. Negative Not exercising every day bothers me, Not trying new things is boring. 2's CENGAGE ~ Learning: Sura) -A gerund is the -ing form of a verb that is used as a noun. ike other nouns, a gerund can be the subject of a sentence. A gerund takes a singular verb. -A gerund phrase can also be the subject of a sentence. A gerund phrase is a gerund plus a oun phrase. -To make a gerund or a gerund phrase negative, place not in front of the gerund. Verbs followed by gerunds Grammar Café Do you enjoy skiing? love snowboarding. Carlos likes trying new things. We are going skiing this weekend. | don't mind skiing, Copyright © Cengage Learning -Some verbs are often followed by a gerund fr gerund phrase. In this case, the gerund or gerund phrase is the object of the verb. ~The verbs enjoy, love, like, and go are often followed by a gerund. -The expression J don’t mind is also often followed by a gerund or gerund phrase. It means that doesn’t bother me or that is OK with me. -Look in your dictionary fora list of verbs that are often followed by gerunds or gerund phrases. Not reproducible without written permission of publisher