The Gerund is made by adding –ing to the Verb. It is used in
different ways :
(a) The Gerund can be used as
Subject to a Verb :
Playing football
is my passion.
Walking is
good for health.
Wasting time
is a crime.
Swimming is
a good exercise.
(b) The Gerund can be used as
Object to a Verb :
Lazy people like sleeping.
She loves playing flute.
Stop playing on the road.
I enjoy reading books.
(c) The Gerund can be used a
Complement to a Verb :
Education is learning.
His crime was stealing.
Seeing is believing.
What he loves is reading.
(d) The Gerund can be used as
Object to a Preposition :
She is interesting in learning music.
He was punished for writing on the wall.
We cannot live without breathing.
He was rewarded for showing honesty.
(e) The Gerund can be used
with Introductory It and There :
It is great meeting you.
There is much noise-making in the house.
It was nice visiting this place.
It is bad shouting like this.
Interchange
of Infinitives and Gerunds
Sometimes Infinitive and
Gerund can be interchanged with each other :
To teach is to learn. (Infinitive)
Teaching is learning. (Gerund)
To tell the
truth is frankness. (Infinitive)
Telling the truth is frankness. (Gerund)Ge
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