GERUND

English Language Class B

8th meeting
A GERUND functions as a NOUN from a
Verb by adding -ing
A GERUND may be used as a SUBJECT, an
OBJECT or an OBJECT of a preposition
Ex:
n Fishing is a pleasant activity.
n My husband enjoys fishing.
n The family is interested in fishing.
I. The following verbs are followed by a gerund:
1. admit 10. finish 19. regret
2. anticipate 11. imagine 20. remember
3. appreciate 12. mention 21. resent
4. avoid 13. miss 22. resist
5. consider 14. postpone 23. recommend
6. delay 15.practice 24. stop
7. deny 16. quit 25. suggest
8 discuss 17. recall 26. tolerate
9. enjoy 18. risk 27. understand
Example
n The supervisor appreciated Dona’s
finishing the job before she went home.
n Can you imagine living in a wild jungle?
n Mr X can’t tolerate her being late so
frequent.
II. The following verbs can be followed by either
a gerund or an infinitive:
1. advice 10. intend
2. attempt 11. like
3. begin 12. need
4. continue 13. prefer
5. dislike 14. remember
6. forbid 15. start
7. forget 16. stop
8. hate 17. try
9. hesitate
Ex:
1. It began to rain.
It began raining.
2. Andi remembered to give Tutik the message.
Andi remembered giving Tutik the message.
3. This typewriter needs repairing.
This typewriter needs to be repaired.
III. Gerund with other expressions:
Followed by gerund:
1. can’t stand, can’t bear, can’t help
2. have trouble, have a good time, have a hard
time, have a problem, have difficulty
3. mind, never mind
4. make money
5. no use
6. spend time, spend money
7. take turn
Ex:
1. She did not mind waiting until we got back.
2. The movie was so sad that they couldn’t
help crying.
3. The students spend their money buying new
textbooks.
VERBS plus preposition with gerunds-
1. He apologized them for taking up their time.
2. We walked in the rain without carrying
umbrellas.
3. The experience was like floating on a cloud.
4. We went shopping last night.
5. By being prepared, one can do well on a test.
PARTICIPLE VS GERUND
• Both participles and gerunds end with –ing
• But they do not serve the same purposes in
a sentence.
• Participle qualifies noun
• REMEMBER, a gerund is a noun derived from
a verb.
GERUND can serve the following purposes in a
sentence:

As subject of a verb
à Smoking is injurious to health.
à Trespassing is prohibited.

As object of a transitive verb

à I like reading.
à She likes singing.
As object of a preposition
à I am tired of waiting.
à We were stopped from entering the room
As complement of a verb
àWhat I most detest is smoking.
A participle is a word which is partly a verb and
partly an adjective. Participles are usually used to
qualify nouns.
àA rolling stone gathers no moss.
àThe crying baby had a wet diaper.
àArriving at the store, I found that it was
closed.