Gerunds as Subjects and as Complements

Dancing is great fun.

• gerund as subject

• gerund as object

Cooking is my hobby.

• gerund as subject

• gerund as object

Do you enjoy swimming?

• gerund as subject

• gerund as object

Doing homework is boring

• gerund as subject

• gerund as object

I love going to the movies.

• gerund as subject

• gerund as object

I feel like staying home tonight

• gerund as subject

• gerund as object

She hates going out at night.

• gerund as subject

• gerund as object

Climbing the hill is difficult.

• gerund as subject

• gerund as object

The boy enjoys playing.

• gerund as subject

• gerund as object

When the gerund is a subject in a sentence, where do you usually see it?

• First word

• in the middle of the sentence

• at the end of the sentence