Presentation by: Group 2

WHAT IS GERUND?

A GERUND IS A VERB FORM ENDING

IN "-ING" THAT FUNCTIONS AS A
NOUN. IT IS CREATED BY ADDING "-
ING" TO THE BASE FORM OF A
VERB.
EXAMPLE OFGERUND

BASE VERB: READ

GERUND: READING
 SENTENCE EXAMPLE
OFGERUND
HERE ARE A FEW EXAMPLES OF GERUNDS IN SENTENCES:
1. I ENJOY SWIMMING IN THE OCEAN.
A. "SWIMMING" IS A GERUND, ACTING AS THE OBJECT OF THE
VERB "ENJOY."
2. SHE IS INTERESTED IN LEARNING NEW LANGUAGES.
A. "LEARNING" IS A GERUND, SERVING AS THE OBJECT OF THE
PREPOSITION "IN."
3. RUNNING IS GOOD EXERCISE.
A. "RUNNING" IS A GERUND, FUNCTIONING AS THE SUBJECT OF
THE SENTENCE.
 PROPER USE OF GERUNDS

1. AS SUBJECTS:
EXAMPLE: "READING BOOKS HELPS IMPROVE YOUR
VOCABULARY."
NOTE: IN THIS SENTENCE, "READING BOOKS" ACTS AS THE
SUBJECT OF THE VERB "HELPS."
2. AS OBJECTS OF VERBS:
EXAMPLE: "I ENJOY SWIMMING IN THE POOL."
NOTE: HERE, "SWIMMING" IS THE OBJECT OF THE VERB
"ENJOY."
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3. AS OBJECTS OF PREPOSITIONS:
EXAMPLE: "SHE IS INTERESTED IN LEARNING NEW SKILLS."
NOTE: "IN LEARNING NEW SKILLS," THE GERUND PHRASE
FUNCTIONS AS THE OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION "IN."
4. AFTER CERTAIN VERBS:
EXAMPLE: "HE STARTED STUDYING FOR THE EXAM."
NOTE: GERUNDS OFTEN FOLLOW VERBS LIKE "START,"
"ENJOY," "AVOID," AND "CONSIDER."
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5. AFTER POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES:
EXAMPLE: "I APPRECIATE YOUR HELPING WITH THE
PROJECT."
NOTE: THE POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE "YOUR" IS FOLLOWED BY
THE GERUND "HELPING."
6. IN VERB PATTERNS:
EXAMPLE: "I LIKE TO SWIM."
NOTE: IN THIS CASE, THE INFINITIVE "TO SWIM" IS USED, BUT
GERUNDS CAN ALSO BE USED IN VERB PATTERNS, LIKE "I LIKE
SWIMMING."
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7. AFTER CERTAIN EXPRESSIONS:

EXAMPLE: "SHE IS AFRAID OF FLYING."
NOTE: SOME EXPRESSIONS, LIKE "AFRAID OF," "INTERESTED
IN," OR "CAPABLE OF," ARE FOLLOWED BY GERUNDS.
8. IN COMPOUND NOUNS:
EXAMPLE: "I LOVE HIKING."
NOTE: GERUNDS CAN BE PART OF COMPOUND NOUNS, LIKE
"HIKING," "SWIMMING POOL," OR "READING ROOM."
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