GERUND AND ITS FUNCTIONS

People engage in different activities to keep them involved in the

community and at the same time help others. Do you do this, too?

Directions: Read the sentences below and answer the questions that follow.

1) Studying and excelling in many extra-curricular programs

and my church youth group have given me many
opportunities to improve my school as well as help the
community.
2) Some activities that make me happy are doing volunteer
work and pursuing career.
3) I am confident in saying that I am well-adapted and
prepared to succeed and be involved in the community.
4) I enjoyed volunteering at the church, cleaning windows,
and mopping floors.
5) My passion, helping people, gives me satisfaction.

Processing Questions:

1. What do you notice about the underlined words?

2. What do you call a word derived from a verb?

3. What name do we give to a verbal ending in –ing used as a

noun?

4. How is a gerund used in each sentence?

❖ KEY POINTS TO REMEMBER:

A GERUND is usually defined as a word ending in –ing that is

formed from a verb and that functions as a noun specifically used as a
subject, a subjective complement, an object of a preposition, a direct
object, and an appositive.

It may be used as the following:

● Subject: Exercising is good for our health.

● Subjective complement: Jairra’s favorite exercise is jogging.
● Object of a preposition: Lewin keeps herself in good shape by
dancing.
● Direct object: Lewin does boxing in the gym twice a week.
● Appositive: My only exercise, walking, is not taxing.