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Types of Gerunds

This document summarizes the different ways that gerunds (verbs ending in -ing) can be used in sentences. Gerunds can be used as subjects, complements of the verb "to be", after prepositions, after phrasal verbs, in compound nouns, and after some expressions. Examples are provided for each use case, such as "Eating people is wrong" as a gerund subject and "One of his duties is attending meetings" as a complement of the verb "to be". The document also discusses gerund use after prepositions, phrasal verbs, in compound nouns, and after expressions like "help" and "worth".

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Types of Gerunds

This document summarizes the different ways that gerunds (verbs ending in -ing) can be used in sentences. Gerunds can be used as subjects, complements of the verb "to be", after prepositions, after phrasal verbs, in compound nouns, and after some expressions. Examples are provided for each use case, such as "Eating people is wrong" as a gerund subject and "One of his duties is attending meetings" as a complement of the verb "to be". The document also discusses gerund use after prepositions, phrasal verbs, in compound nouns, and after expressions like "help" and "worth".

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T e of Gerunds

WORKSHOP
Vivian Galagarza 12°A
T es
01 - As the subject of the sentence
02 - As the complement of the verb 'to be'
03 - After prepositions
04 - After phrasal verbs
05 - In compound nouns
06 - After some expressions
T es
As the object of As the complement
the sentence of the verb “to be”
● Eating people is wrong. ● One of his duties is attending
● Hunting tigers is dangerous. meetings.
● Flying makes me nervous. ● The hardest thing about
● Brushing your teeth is learning English is
important. understanding the gerund.
● Smoking causes lung cancer. ● One of life's pleasures is having
breakfast in bed.
After prepositions
This is also true of certain expressions ending in a
preposition, for example the expressions in spite of & there's
no point in.

● Can you sneeze without opening your mouth?


● She is good at painting.
● She avoided him by walking on the opposite side of the
road.
● There's no point in waiting.
● In spite of missing the train, we arrived on time.
After phrasal verb
Phrasal verbs are composed of a verb There are some phrasal verbs that
+ preposition or adverb include the word "to" as a preposition
for example to look forward to, to take
● When will you give up to, to be accustomed to, to get around
smoking? to, & to be used to.
● She always puts off going to
● I look forward to hearing
the dentist.
from you soon.
● He kept on asking for money.
● I look forward to it.
● Jim ended up buying a new
● I am used to waiting for
TV after his old one broke.
buses.
● I am used to it.
In compound
nouns
● I am giving Sally a driving
lesson.
● They have a swimming pool in
their backyard.
● I bought some new running
shoes.
After some
expressions
● She couldn't help falling in
love with him.
● I can't stand being stuck in
traffic jams.
● It's no use trying to escape.
● It might be worth phoning the
station to check the time of the
train.
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