ctivnan
09/13/07, 06:45 AM
GERUNDS are nouns in the form of a present participle verb (V-ing). As nouns they function as the subject or the object of the sentence or the preposition.
e.g. Swimming is my favorite sport.
(here SWIMMING is clearly not a verb, it is the SUBJECT of the sentence.)
Marie loves swimming.
(here SWIMMING is the OBJECT, of the verb ENJOY)
Marie looks forwad to swimming next week.
(here SWIMMING is the OBJECT of the PREPOSITION 'TO')
(LOOK FORWARD TO is an expression in English meaning to ANTICIPATE)
('TO' here is NOT an INFINITIVE but a PREPOSITION)
Can you give more examples?
How about verbs / expressions commonly followed by gerunds? :D
e.g. Swimming is my favorite sport.
(here SWIMMING is clearly not a verb, it is the SUBJECT of the sentence.)
Marie loves swimming.
(here SWIMMING is the OBJECT, of the verb ENJOY)
Marie looks forwad to swimming next week.
(here SWIMMING is the OBJECT of the PREPOSITION 'TO')
(LOOK FORWARD TO is an expression in English meaning to ANTICIPATE)
('TO' here is NOT an INFINITIVE but a PREPOSITION)
Can you give more examples?
How about verbs / expressions commonly followed by gerunds? :D