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    KOÇ UNIVERSITY - ELC

    Gerunds & Infinitives


    • Gerunds as subject and object complements
    • Expressions followed by gerunds

    Intermediate
    Prepared by İnci Kartal
    Gerunds

    • The gerund is a verb that functions as a noun referring to an action,


    a process or a state.

    • We can use gerund as:


    • a subject,
    • an object,
    • an object of a preposition,
    • or the subject / object complement of a sentence.
    Gerunds
    Gerund as a subject:
    • Building a career as an artist was one of her biggest goals.
    • Writing a poem was harder than he expected.

    Gerund as an object:
    • Jane avoids cooking as much as she can.
    • He loves telling the story of him winning the math contest to his friends.
    Gerunds
    Gerund as an object of a preposition:

    • Thank you for choosing my lesson.


    • I’m thinking about living in Kyoto.
    • I look forward to seeing you soon.
    • I’m interested in skydiving.
    • I will call you after arriving at the office.
    Gerunds
    Gerund as a subject complement:

    A subject complement is a noun that follows a linking verb. Linking verbs are forms of the verb to be, such
    as am, is, are, was, and were.

    • The group’s main goal is eliminating poverty.


    • His problem is sleeping too much.
    • What Carlos really loves is skiing.
    • The hardest part of rehearsing for the musical was dancing for hours.
    Gerunds
    Gerund as an object complement:

    Sometimes a verb is not complete with only a direct object, especially when that direct object is a
    person. More information about the object’s relationship with the verb is required to form a complete
    thought. This additional information is known as the object complement. An object complement is a
    word or group of words that describes, renames, or completes the direct object of the verb.

    • We came across him lying in the yard.


    • My mother noticed the baby walking by himself.
    • I can’t believe the bosses caught you napping.
    • We heard their dogs barking at the wind.
    Verb + Gerund
    • Some verbs are followed by a gerund such as:

    avoid deny keep


    consider enjoy postpone
    delay finish quit

    She avoids doing her


    work.
    She doesn’t enjoy
    studying.
    She keeps making
    More verbs with gerunds:
    • acknowledge • detest • keep • recommend
    • admit advise • discuss • mention • report
    • allow • dislike • mind • resent
    • anticipate • dread • miss • resist
    • appreciate • endure • necessitate • resume
    • avoid • enjoy escape • permit • risk
    • can't help • explain • picture • suggest
    • celebrate • fancy • postpone • support
    • complete • fear • practice • tolerate
    • confess • finish • prevent • understand
    • consider • forgive • quit • urge
    • delay • imagine • recall • warrant
    • deny • justify • recollect
    Expressions followed by Gerunds
    Some expressions in English are followed by gerunds:
    Ex: It’s no use arguing about it.

    • have (some) problems • have no problem


    • have a difficult time • spend one’s time
    • have a good time • waste one’s time
    • have a hard time • be worth
    • have a problem • It’s no good
    • have an easy time • It’s no use
    • have (no) difficulty • There’s no point in
    • have (a lot of) fun
    Practice

    Let’s do the exercises under «Intermediate Gerunds and Infinitives» here:

    • https://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/index.htm
    Over to you!
     Choose 5 verbs & write down 5 sentences on a Padlet or Google Doc.
    References:
    • https://www.grammaring.com/to-infinitive-or-gerund-mean-help#:~:text=Mean%20and%20help%20can
    %20be,long%20hours%20in%20the%20library
    .
    • https://english4today.com/grammar-topic/gerund-or-infinitive-part-2/#:~:text=Go%20on%3A,this%20%E
    2%80%93%20I'm%20exhausted
    .
    • https://open.books4languages.com/english-b1-grammar/chapter/gerunds-as-subjects/
    • https://open.books4languages.com/english-b1-grammar/chapter/gerunds-as-object/
    • https://www.thesaurus.com/e/grammar/whats-a-gerund/
    • https://www.englishpractice.com/grammar/participle/
    • https://www.thefreedictionary.com/Object-Complements.htm
    • https://engoo.com/app/lessons/gerund-as-subject-complement-object-of-preposition-my-favorite-thing-t
    o-do-is-cooking/ufP75lRaEeec5dvf8y8zRw
    • https://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/infinitive_form.htm
    • https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/mechanics/gerunds_participles_and_infinitives/infinitives.h
    tml
    • https://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/noun_infinitive_list.htm
    • https://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/index.htm
    • https://open.books4languages.com/english-b1-grammar/chapter/adjectives-infinitives/

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