ENGLISH REVIEWER 3RD QUARTER

LESSON 1: GERUND ADDITIONAL EXAMPLES

 A VERBAL THAT ENDS WITH -ING AND GERUND
FUNCTIONS OF NOUN.
 WRITING A POEM IS MY PASSION.
 A FORM THAT IS DERIVED FROM A VERB
 THEY PERFORMED AN ENTERTAINING
BUT THAT FUNCTIONS AS A NOUN.
MASTERPIECE.
GERUND FUNCTIONS
VERB
 AS A SUBJECT – BEGINNING (VERB+ING)  I AM WRITING THIS POEM FOR YOU.
 AS A DIRECT OBJECT – COMES AFTER THE  THEY ARE PERFORMING.
VERB
 AS OBJECT OF PREPOSITIONS – AFTER A
PREPOSITION
 AS A SUBJECT COMPLEMENT – AFTER A
LINKING VERB AND GIVES
INFORMATIONS.

EXAMPLES
AS A SUBJECT
 SWIMMING IS A GOOD EXERCISE
 WRITING POETRY IS ELMAR’S GREAT
TALENT.
AS A DIRECT OBJECT
 SHE LOVES SWIMMING IN THE LAKE
BEHIND THEIR HOUSE
 SHE ENJOYS PARTYING WITH FRIENDS.
AS OBJECT OF PREPOSITION
 THIS AXE IS USED FOR CHOPPING WOOD.
 I HELPED HER IN DOING HER
ASSIGNMENT.
AS A SUBJECT COMPLEMENT
 NORA’S NIGHTMARE IS EDITING.
 MATTHEW’S PAST TIME IS SLEEPING.