Penggunaan Gerund

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A gerund is the -ing form of the verb used as a noun. Like nouns, gerunds can be subjects or objects:

1.  Subject Gerund:

      Playing golf is fun.

2.  Object Gerund:

      We're used to having a lot of fun.

In the second example, the gerund having is the object of the preposition to. This pattern is fairly frequent in English.

By is often used with gerunds to describe how something is done:

-  By calling the office, you'll be able to know what's going on.

Here are a number of common verbs followed by gerunds:

-  finish --> They finished working at 6 p.m.

-  stop --> I stopped calling you at midnight.

-  quit --> They quit eating for 24 hours.

-  avoid --> You can't avoid answering the question.

-  keep (on) --> They will keep on studying.

-  enjoy --> My neighbor enjoys walking his dog.

-  appreciate --> She would appreciate hearing from you.

-  mind --> Do they mind selling their car?

Note: Go is followed by a gerund in certain idiomatic expressions related to sports and physical activities.

-  Did they go shopping yesterday?

-  They went sailing at the lake.

-  We are going skiing this winter in the Rockies.

Exercises:

Rewrite the sentence using the proper form of the verb!

1.  She likes to take pictures. She likes ________pictures.

2.  They love to go to the movies. They love __________the movies.

3.  He likes to play tennis. He like ___________tennis.

4.  They love to visit the Smithsonian. They love ____________the Smithsonian.

5.  She likes to drive. She likes ___________.

6.  He likes to eat in restaurant. He likes ________________in restaurant.

7.  She likes to watch her kids play. She likes ______________her kids play.

8.  She likes to listen classical music. She likes ___________to classical music.