Online version of Common Errors in English Usage written by Paul Brians. The car managed to avoid hitting any other vehicles. A whole gerund phrase functions in a sentence just like a noun, and can act as a subject, an object, or a predicate nominative. clauses. Found inside Page 483encounter 7 (77) GERUNDIUM ET GERUNDIVUM gerund and gerundive Introduction We remember what was said in another You will notice that these gerunds are nothing else but the neuter singular objects of, for example, cantandus, a, um. Thus, gerunds will be subjects, subject complements, direct objects, indirect objects, and objects of prepositions. A gerund is the ing form of a verb that functions the same as a noun. It functions both as a noun and a verb. Examples: Max is amazing at sketching. (See table with examples below). If the sentence has an indirect object, it will always come between the verb and the direct object. It is formed by adding ing to a verb. It is formed by adding ing with a verb. Object of Preposition For example, we can use the gerund phrase being rich, again with a noun function: Being rich has its advantages. subject (noun function) He loves being rich. direct object (noun function) Put basically, a verb form is functioning as a noun, not as a verb. A gerund is a verb that typically functions as a noun or as the direct object of another verb. Step 3. Though a gerund is a verb form, it is works as a noun in a sentence. Found inside Page 79In this example 'to pass' is the infinitive; 'your board examination' is the direct object of the infinitive; 'with good marks' is prepositional (b) Gerund Phrase: A gerund phrase consists of a gerund and objects and/or modifiers. Verb + object + to-infinitive. Here are 10 examples of gerund sentences; 1.Swimming is my favourite sport. Found insideSubjects and objects are nouns, gerunds, the infinitive form of the verbs with 'to' 2.3 or phrasal nouns.2.1 Note that the present you can use the infinitive form of the verb with to (for example: to do) as a subject or object. The term gerund is used in traditional grammar, but many contemporary linguists prefer instead to use the -ing form instead. Found inside Page 297It should therefore not be used when the object of the gerund is neuter pronoun or adjective ; as , Aliquid fciendi Examples of the construction of gerunds , in each of their cases , have been already given , among other nouns Found inside Page 58A gerund is a verb form that has a noun function. Examples: 1. Sailing is great fun. 2. The words, sailing, thinking, and knocking, function as subject, predicate nominative, and object of a preposition, respectively. Using the Same Gerund in 3 Different Ways. Here, the gerund is the verb eating, which takes an object this cake. In this article, we discuss when and how they are used. What are verbals and verbal phrases? 4. For example: eating a cake; taking a drink; painting a fence; These complements (or objects) make up part of the gerund phrase. Smoking is injurious to health. The followingverbs can be used beforeobject + gerund: dislike, hate, imagine, involve, keep, mind, prevent, not like, remember, resent, risk, stop(See table with examples below), Verb + object + infinitive/gerund verb patterns. The gerund is the neuter of the gerundive, used substantively in the genitive, dative, accusative, and ablative. (gerund, in this example, is used as the direct object) Lets take some examples of gerunds as an object of a preposition. A gerund accompanied by its objects, complements, and/or modifiers is called a gerund phrase or simply a noun phrase. A gerund can be used as a subject: Dancing makes Gordon happy. We saymake+ someone +infinitive (without to), but we say someone +bemade+to+ infinitive. Found inside Page 64Gerund Phrases A gerund phrase consists of a gerund and its modifiers and/or objects. Example: Watching basNetball on television is entertaining. Watching basNetball television is entertaining The gerund phrase Watching basketball on 10He warned me stopstoppingto stop bothering her. We can also use the same structure after an infinitive of purpose. A gerund is not like a normal noun because a gerund can take a direct object (just like a verb can).
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