Name : Dea Agustina

NIM : 2019.A.10.0795

Study Program : D-III Kebidanan

GERUND

Use a gerund in your answer

1. Name one thing that you enjoy doing.

2. What is your opinion of smoking?
3. What are some unhealthy habits?
4. What do you worry about?
5. What do you dislike doing?

Answer :

1. Traveling
2. I think that Smoking is unhealthy, smoking is deadly.
3. Smoking, Dining out every night
4. I was worring about making a mistake
5. I dislikes fishing, its make me feel so boring.

Gerund Exercise :

A. Identify the function of the verb- ing in each sentence, does it belong to gerund as the
subject, object of preposition or object of certain words !
1. The hygine need of a baby focuses on bathing, washing, cleaning of the genital area,
the cord and the eyes. (Gerund as the object of preposition)
2. The baby bathing skill is important for a midwife when undertaking the task and
educating the parents. (Subject + Object of preposition and Object)
 3. One recommends delaying the first full bath until feeding, but another one suggest
early bathing to reduce the risk of transmission of blood-borne. infection such as
HIV. .(Subject + Object of preposition and Object)
4. Ensuring the security of information which women share with their caregivers is
essential to create an environment in which clients feel safe. (Gerund as the Subject)
5. A woman receiving long-term medical treatment should be advised by her midwife to
consult her physician before embarking on pregnancy. (Adjective, Object of
preposition)
6. If a pregnant woman feels heartburn occasionally, the reflux can be prevanted by
avoiding the bending position over while housekeeping and kneeling to clean the bath
or to make beds. (Object of preposition)
7. Emotional and physical stresses operate on the maternal hypothalamus triggering the
release of oxytocin. (Object of preposition)
8. Later in pregnancy a other may fell faint while lying flat on her back. (Gerund as the
…)
9. A frequent bathing, particularly if alkaline soaps or lotions are used, may predispose
the baby to infection. (Gerund as the …)
10. For some parents daily bathing may be pleasurable than washing the baby.

B. Fill the blanks with the formula of Verb-ing; to infinitive;bare verb

1. Approximately 20% of women (to attend) infertility clinics (having) the ovulatory
dysfunction
2. A midwife must be familiar with the function of all equipment before (attempting)
(to use) it for the care of neonates
3. Any baby (receiving) oxygen therapy must have the oxygen concentration measured
continuously
4. A first-time mother may be very distressed at (being) away from home and has to
stay longer at the hospital
5. Every woman has the right ( to choose) a home delivary
 6. A maternity pack (contain) cotton wool, sanitary towels, and absorbent pads
should .......(be) provided before....... (delivery) a baby at home
7. Any midwife who may be called for the home delivery should......... (have) met the
family and should know how......... (find) the hom
8. When........ (care) for a mother with any transmission infection, a midwife should
wear gloves
9. (avoid) long periods of ....... (stand) is helpful for a pregnant woman to easa fainting
10. The water temperature when bathing the baby must be not too cold or not too hot.

6) Preference Phrases Exercise

1. I like (reading) a novel better than (to watch) a television.

2. I would rather (to accompany) my mother to market than (having) fun with my
friends.
3. My father would prefer ......... (buying) a car father than......... (to rent) its.
4. Jessica prefers........(be) a midwife to........(become) a doctor.
5. They prefers......... (dance) to (sing).
6. I like........ (read) a novel better than........ (write) a letter.
7. We would rather........ (eato oranges than........... (drink) milk.
8. Our sport teacher would prefer (play) basket ball rather than........ (smoke) a
cigarette.
9. I would prefer (injecting) the patient rather than (to measure) their blood pressure.
10. My English teacher like (swimming) better than (jog)
11. She would rather (going) to cinema to go to the
12. They (like) eating grapes (than to) pineapples.
13. He (.....) to fix the car (.....) to mend the torn clothes.
14. Our parents (........) stay at home (.....) go shopping in mall.
15. We (love playing) playing a guitar (better than) a flute.
16. She would prefers.......... (stay) at home than........(play) around.
17. He prefers....... (study) to....... (have) fun.
18. Dr. Smith would prefer......... (to inject) the patient in the clinic rather than
(examining) them in his house.
 19. She liked (drawing) a pigeon better than (to catch) it.
20. My head midwife would prefer (teaching) the students in the lab rather than (to
give) exercieses in the field.

7) Matching Exercise

Match the comments with the supplies that are needed:

1. I Can't catch my C Oxygen mask

breath.

2. Prepare the A Table and headrest

examining table for paper
the next patient.

3. We'll have to get a D Hypodemic needle

blood sample.

4. I need to sterilize the H antiseptic

wound

5. We'll have to feed F Scales

him with liquids
6. Let's check your I Iv bag
vision
7. I need to examine the J Privacy screen
patient in private.

8 Let's see if you are B thermometer

running

9. Let's see if you are G Eye chart

running a fever.

10. E Bandage scissors

Can you cut this
gauze for me?