Gerunds (Lesson 2)

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A. Read the following passage and look at the underlined words:

Swimming is a good exercise. It is also a very useful skill for safety. It is an interesting sport. One must practice swimming to enjoy the sport. One should not get down into water immediately after eating. There is a chance of drowning if you get down in water after eating. Floating on the water is an enjoyable game. It is also an important life saving skill. This skill may save us from drowning. It is necessary to learn swimming by taking help of a trainer.

Note. These are gerunds. A gerund is the present participle form of a verb (verb+ ing) which works like a noun.

B. Read the passage below and underline the gerunds:

Travelling is a good practice to acquire knowledge and experience. Visiting many places, we can be familiar with different geographical and cultural features. Those who travel for sight-seeing prefer to visit places which are unusual to them. They may go hiking or sailing. In our country the winter season is best for travelling. Driving long in this season is comfortable and safe.

A gerund can take different positions in a sentence.

Look at the following sentences:

  • Eating much is harmful.
  • Driving too fast is dangerous.
  • Walking is a good exercise for everybody.
  • Her knitting is beautiful. In these sentences, the gerund is the subject.

A gerund can be used as the object in the sentence.

For example:

  • I didn't mind joining the music competition.
  • She likes sleeping in the afternoon.
  • I enjoy reading and writing.
  • He finished playing at 9 o'clock.

Gerund after preposition:

  1. I have no objection to walking.
  2. She is fond of shopping.

C. Make sentences with the following gerunds:

Dancing (as subject), praying (after a preposition), watching (as object), shocking (as object), meeting (as subject), sleeping (after a preposition), fasting (as subject), surfing (as subject), typing (as object), closing (after a preposition).

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