Gerund

 

GERUND

Gerund adalah penambahan akhiran -ing terhadap infinitive verb yang berfungsi sebagai kata benda( noun)

Usage/penggunaan

1.       Sebagai pkok kalimat(subjects)

-          Collecting stamps is an  interesting hobby

-          Swimming is a good sport

-          Climbing mountain is my favorite sport

-          Living in Toraja is pleasant

2.       Sebagai object kata kerja (objects of the verbs)

-          I love traveling

-          He started smoking when he was a child

-          Jhon always avoids meeting Mery

-          Have you finished making your homework

-          He always practises speaking English

3.       Sebagai pelengkap

-          My hobby is hunting

-          My hobby is singing

-          My favorite hobby is singging

4.       Sebagai objek kata depan (objects of preposition)

-          After having dinner everynight, I watch TV

-          Before going to bed, he always prays

-          With out knowing grammar,one cant’t speak a language well

 

5.       Di dahului oleh kata sifat kepunyaan ( Possessive adjective)

-          My coming to her house has made her happy

-          Your coming there is interesting

-          His leaving abroad is to continue his study

6.       Digunakan sebagai kata sifat yang menerangkan benda dibelakangnya

-          A shopping bag

-          A swimming pool

-          A writing desk

-          A sewing machine

-          A waiting room

7.       Dipakai untuk mmenyatakan suatu larangan

-          No talking

-          No smoking

-          No passing

-          No spitting