Gerund

GERUND



by Mrs Vicky Tsaroucha

Gerunds

Gerunds are versatile parts of speech that can serve multiple functions in a sentence. We can use the gerund , that is INFINITIVE-ing in the following cases:

->as nouns (subject/object or component in a sentence)
e.g. I hate waking up early in the morning.

-> after certain verbs (love, like, dislike, hate, enjoy, deny, admit)
e.g. I enjoy cooking to ironing.

->after certain prepositions (on, in ,at, about,with)
e.g. I am good at playing chess.

Multiple Choice

What is the function of a gerund in a sentence?

Choose the correct answer

• To modify adverbs

• To function as a verb

• To serve as a pronoun

• -ing form used as a noun

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My friends and I enjoy go/going out for dinner.

Poll

The verb "avoid" goes with:

• Full Infinitive (to do)

• Bare Infinitive (do)

• Gerund (doing)