The Gerund
A Gerund being a verb noun. It is the same form as the present participle. And it's pattern is VERB + ING
A gerund can be used in the following ways :
A. As subject :
Examples :
1. Reading English is easier than speaking it
2. Drinking brandy is not good for health
3. Eating bakso is my hobby
4. Studying Arabic is very important for us
5. Smoking is not good for health
6. Speaking English is difficult for me
B. As Object
Examples :
1. I like drinking coffee
2. We love reading Qur'an
3. I enjoy learning English
4. I finish writing a lesson
5. I deny swimming in the river
6. I like playing badminton
C. After preposition
Examples :
1. We smoke after eating
2. He is good at telling lies
3. I come here with driving motorcycle
4. We sit here to studying English
5. We have a lot of difficulty in finding your house
6. Are you ready to taking a walk with me ?
D. Subjective complement
Examples :
1. Our hobby is reading religion-books
2. My job is teaching English
3. My plan is going to Pangandaran
4. His habit is drinking coffee with smoking
5. My father's hobby is playing badminton
6. Your hobby is climbing a mountain
E. Subject after it
Examples :
1. It is no use you asking him to lend you any money
2. It is my habit drinking coffee every morning
3. It looks like monkey eating mango on the tree
4. It takes several hours going to Banjar by bicycle
5.. It makes me very happy meeting with my boy-friend
6. It is your habit playing pingpong in the morning
F. Appositive
Examples :
1. His hobby, playing guitar, makes him a popular man
2. Her job, teaching in the school, is a great job
3. Your plan, writing English book, is a good plan
4. Her hobby, eating bakso, makes her a fat woman
5. My mother's habit, praying tahajjud in every night, makes me very happy
6. Your decision, studying in this Institute, is a true decision
GROUP 1
1. Agus Solihin
2. Yana Ramzani
3. Endang Mubarok
4. N. Lilis Mahbubah
5. Siti Rogayah
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