Gerund

 

Definisi: kata kerja yang dibendakan (kata benda jadi-2an) = a verbal noun.

Ciri: Verb-ing  but not all Verb-ing can be gerund.

Its position in sentence:

1)    As Subject

  i.e. Swimming is my hobby. : Gerund

 Cooking a chicken soup needs a skill. : gerund

A Cooking woman is my mother. : adj

Driving a car is my hobby. : gerund

2)    As Object

  i.e. My hobby is swimming. : gerund

 My favourite activity is reading a novel. : Gerund

I don’t have time to welcome your coming. : Gerund

A girl is swimming in the swimming pool. : 1^st= Continous; 2^nd= Gerund

3)    After Preposition

  i.e. Before sleeping, I wash my foot and my hands. : Gerund

 I study very hard before doing the test. : Gerund

 After breaking my promise, I feel guilty. : Gerund

We are here for learning English. : gerund

  I’m interested in drawing people. : gerund

4)    After special Verbs
(i.e: avoid, allow; bear, begin; deny, dislike, detect, defer, detest; escape; finish; hate, (help); imagine; keep; love, like; miss; need; prevent, practice; risk, remember, resent; stop, start; worth, etc)

i.e. I like reading. : gerund;  I hate cheating. : gerund

       Stop talking! : gerund