Grammar
The gerund is a non-finite form of the verb with some noun features. It is formed by adding the suffix -ing to the stem of the verb.
Example:
Seeing is believing.
The gerund acts like a verb and a noun at the same time.
Like a verb:
- It expresses action or a state of being.
- The gerund has grammatical categories of voice and tense.
- It may be modified by an adverb or have an object. (E.g.: Reading (gerund) quickly (adverb) tires me. I like reading (gerund) such books (direct object).)
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- The Participle
The Forms of the Participle Active Passive Indefinite writing being written Perfect having written having been written Note : - Those are the forms of Participle I which is formed by adding the suffix -ing to the stem of the verb (to go - going,...
- Gerund Examples In Literature, Proverbs And Quotations
Proverbs and Sayings 1. Comment on the use of the gerund in the following proverbs and sayings. Memorize them. Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing him. He who likes borrowing dislikes paying. By doing nothing we learn to do ill. In doing...
- Infinitive Complex Subject
Complex Subject Noun/Pronoun + Predicate + InfinitiveThe combination of a noun in the common case (or a pronoun in the nominative case) and an infinitive forms a complex subject (1). The predicate which is usually expressed by a verb in the passive voice ...
- Infinitive Complex Object
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- Exploring Grammar - Verb Types
A recent discussion at GrammarGirl (link below) about the active voice talked a lot about unaccusative verbs and semantic patients in its explanation. I'm not convinced of the wisdom of using these specialist linguistic terms on a website read...
Grammar
The Gerund
- Definition
- The Forms of the Gerund
- Functions of Gerunds in Sentences
- Gerund or Infinitive?
- Gerundial Complex
The gerund is a non-finite form of the verb with some noun features. It is formed by adding the suffix -ing to the stem of the verb.
Example:
Seeing is believing.
The gerund acts like a verb and a noun at the same time.
Like a verb:
- It expresses action or a state of being.
- The gerund has grammatical categories of voice and tense.
- It may be modified by an adverb or have an object. (E.g.: Reading (gerund) quickly (adverb) tires me. I like reading (gerund) such books (direct object).)
Read more »
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- The Participle
The Forms of the Participle Active Passive Indefinite writing being written Perfect having written having been written Note : - Those are the forms of Participle I which is formed by adding the suffix -ing to the stem of the verb (to go - going,...
- Gerund Examples In Literature, Proverbs And Quotations
Proverbs and Sayings 1. Comment on the use of the gerund in the following proverbs and sayings. Memorize them. Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing him. He who likes borrowing dislikes paying. By doing nothing we learn to do ill. In doing...
- Infinitive Complex Subject
Complex Subject Noun/Pronoun + Predicate + InfinitiveThe combination of a noun in the common case (or a pronoun in the nominative case) and an infinitive forms a complex subject (1). The predicate which is usually expressed by a verb in the passive voice ...
- Infinitive Complex Object
Complex Object Subject + Predicate + Complex Object (Noun/Pronoun + Infinitive) The combination of a noun in the common case or a pronoun in the objective case and an infinitive used after the predicate forms a complex object. The relation between...
- Exploring Grammar - Verb Types
A recent discussion at GrammarGirl (link below) about the active voice talked a lot about unaccusative verbs and semantic patients in its explanation. I'm not convinced of the wisdom of using these specialist linguistic terms on a website read...