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Use of gerunds in English: rules and examples
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- 1UTTECAM Technological University of Tecamachalco English IX Use of "ING" Teacher: Hortensia del Rosario Gonzalez Student: Brenda Berenice López Pérez 10 ° C Semester: September- DecemberGerunds are verb forms ending in 'ing' that name activities and are placed in the phrase in which a noun is used; they can be the object of prayer.
- 2Gerunds can be the subject of the sentence: “Flying is lovely”. Gerunds can be the object of the sentence: "She likes eating chocolate". Gerunds can be the object of a preposition: "After jogging ella she relaxes".Gerunds can follow a preposition or an adjective. Some verbs can also be followed by a gerund or an infinitive without changing the meaning, for example "It started snowing" or "It started to snow"
- 3But in some cases using a gerund changes the meaning, for example "I remembered to go to the doctor yesterday" and "I remembered going to the doctor yesterday."Examples:
Subject
Eating junk food is bad for you
Object
I hate cooking
Complement
My hobby is reading - 4In English when a verb comes just after a preposition, we must always use it in the gerund. The great thing about this rule is that it has absolutely no exceptions, making it one of the few in English with this quirk. Example: I’m looking forward to going on holiday
- 5As we can see in the examples, the structure is: adjective + preposition + gerund. He is famous for playing footballIt is essential to remember that immediately after any preposition, the verb will always be in the gerund.
- 6As an adjective, that is, to complete the information of a noun. In this case, the gerund always comes first. Examples: struggling student, waiting room.Just as the gerund has different functions, it can also occupy different locations in each sentence. In general, one can speak of four main positions:
1. After verbs
2. After prepositions
3. It… + -ing. (Pronoun)
4. –ing after to
- 7In verbs like need and want, the gerund has a passive meaning, for example: Your hair needs cutting
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