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‫‪Art of Speech‬‬
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Lecture Three
Chapter 3: This is Who I am
‫ﻋﻣﺎدة اﻟﺗﻌﻠم اﻹﻟﻛﺗروﻧﻲ واﻟﺗﻌﻠﯾم ﻋن ﺑﻌد‬ [ 2 ] © ‫ﺟﻣﯾﻊ اﻟﺣﻘوق ﻣﺣﻔوظﺔ ﻟﺟﺎﻣﻌﺔ اﻟﻣﻠك ﻓﯾﺻل‬
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Elements of Chapter 3
‫ﻋﻣﺎدة اﻟﺗﻌﻠم اﻹﻟﻛﺗروﻧﻲ واﻟﺗﻌﻠﯾم ﻋن ﺑﻌد‬ ‫[‬ ‫‪4‬‬ ‫]‬ ‫ﺟﻣﯾﻊ اﻟﺣﻘوق ﻣﺣﻔوظﺔ ﻟﺟﺎﻣﻌﺔ اﻟﻣﻠك ﻓﯾﺻل ©‬
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Gerund Form
A gerund is a noun made from the verb by adding -ing. It acts as
subject, object, or complement in the sentence.
+ =
verb -ing noun
+ =
work -ing working
+ =
pay -ing paying
improve + -ing = improving
Gerunds as Subjects
A gerund can be the subject of a sentence. It is always
singular. Use a third-person singular verb after a gerund.
singular subject
Voting is an important responsibility.
Choosing a candidate takes time.
Be Careful!
Don’t confuse gerunds with the
present progressive verb form.
present progressive
I am voting today.
verb
gerund
Voting is an important responsibility.
subject
Gerunds as Objects
A gerund can be the object of certain verbs.
object
verb
I suggest improving our schools.

suggest
verb object
enjoy I enjoy working for the people.
‫ﻋﻣﺎدة اﻟﺗﻌﻠم اﻹﻟﻛﺗروﻧﻲ واﻟﺗﻌﻠﯾم ﻋن ﺑﻌد‬ [ ] © ‫ﺟﻣﯾﻊ اﻟﺣﻘوق ﻣﺣﻔوظﺔ ﻟﺟﺎﻣﻌﺔ اﻟﻣﻠك ﻓﯾﺻل‬
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Gerunds as Complements
A gerund clause can be a complement after be: •

My favorite occupation is reading. •
The most important thing is learning •
What I really like is travelling to other countries. •
Seeing is believing. •
Gerunds with Go
We often use go + gerund to describe activities.
How often do you go bowling?

I go bowling every Saturday.
John went jogging with his dog.
Complete the sentences
Practice 1 with gerunds.
Example: Windsurfing
__________ is very exciting.
1. __________ makes me laugh.

2. __________ gives me a headache.
3. __________ isn’t polite.
4. __________ is popular in my country.
5. __________ destroys the environment.
Ask a partner how often he or
Practice 2 she does these activities.
4.
3. 5.
CD 1, TR 19
CD 1, TR 20-23
Do it by Yourself 
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Chapter 3: This is Who I am

Voting is an important responsibility.

Choosing a candidate takes time.

Voting is an important responsibility.

A gerund can be the object of certain verbs.

I suggest improving our schools.

A gerund clause can be a complement after be: •

How often do you go bowling?

John went jogging with his dog.

1. __________ makes me laugh.

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