154 Seyda Erduran Gerunds
154 Seyda Erduran Gerunds
154 Seyda Erduran Gerunds
GERUNDS AS SUBJECT OF A
SENTENCE
a) Gerund bir cmlenin yada yan cmlenin
Example:
Swimming is my favourite sport.
Reading and swimming my favourite
sports.
Not speaking is sometimes relax people.
GERUND AS SUBJECT
COMPLEMENT
Bir gerund fiilden sonra zneyi tanmlayan
szck grubu olabilir.
The main quality needed in his job is
being polite all the time.
Admit
Anticipate
Appreciate
Avoid
Cant help
Cant stand
Complete
Delay
Deny
Detest
Practise
Recall
Recollect
Remember
Resent
Resist
Understand
Dislike
Enjoy
Excuse
Finish
Keep
Mean
Mention
Mind
Miss
Postpone
Risk
Stop
Suggest
Example:
I appreciate being with friends.
He avoided looking at me.
I dont recall meeting you before.
Object to
Be accustomed to
Be used to
Look forward to
Be opposed to
In addition to
Example:
I prefer tennis to basketball.
I prefer playing tennis to playing
basketball.
Preposition+ Gerund
Abstain from
Approve of
Argued of
Care about
Comment on
Complains about
Concentrate on
Object to
Participate in
Plan on
Thinking about
Apologized for
Consist of
Deal with
Decided against
Depends on
Dreamed of
Feel like
Forget about
Referred to
Advantage of
Talked about
Example:
Dont worry about my working so hard.
I was warned against smoking so hardly.
I am blamed by the customers for
delaying orders.
Be accustomed to
Afraid of
Angry at
Appropriate for
Ashamed of
Aware of
Bored with
Capable of
Concerned about
Content with
Delight at
Different from
Essential to
Excellent at
Excited about
Exposed to
famous for
Suitable for
Sure of
Worried about
Fed up with
Fond of
Good at
Feel guilty for
Be guilty of
Keen on
Lazy about
Opposed to
Proud of
Responsible for
Similar to
Sorry about
Terrified of
Tired from
Used to
Happy about
drawing.
Are you interested in taking photographs?
You are certainly capable of doing much
better work.
On account of
In case of
Difficulty in
In charge of
In danger of
In exchange for
For fear of
In spite of
Technique for
The point of
In the habit of
In return for
Instead of
Interested in
In the course of
In the middle of
Need for
Reason for
For the sake of
EXPRESSIONS+GERUND
It is no use
There is no point in
It is worth
A wast e of money/ time
Without doing
By doing
Busy doing
Have a good time doing
Sit/ stand + gerund
Bu fiiller unlardr:
Stop vazgemek brakmak anlamndaysa
gerund gelir.
Try denemek anlamndaysa gerund gelir.
Go on devam etmek anlamndaysa gerund
gelir.
Remember hatrlamak anlamndaysa
gerund gelir.
Example:
The car needs washing.
The car needs to be washed.
I need to iron my shirt.
My shirt needs to be ironed.
Example:
I appreciated your having helped me.
The headmaster denied having hit the
child.
The thief admitted having stolen the
money.
Example:
I appreciated being invited to the party.
I dont enjoy being asked personal
questions.
I dont recall being informed about the
case.