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What Is Gerund?
Verb + ing
Examples:
Study+ing= Studying
Walk+ing=Walking
Talk+ing=Talking
The Function of Gerund
l. Gerund as subject
2. Gerund as direct object
3. Gerund as subject of complement
4. Gerund as appositive
5. Gerund as object of preposition
6. Etc.
As the subject of sentence
◦ Examples :
I. Reading is my hobby.
II. Smoking is bad for your health.
III. Running is good for your health.
IV. Teaching is a noble profession.
As the direct object of the sentence
◦ Examples :
1. He loves hunting
2. They finish speaking
3. I don’t like smoking
4. Susan and maria enjoy dancing
As the subject of complement
Examples :
1. One of his worst habit is telling lies
2. What she like is watching the children play
3. My favorite spare time is singing
4. Her hobby is writing
As the Appositive ( keterangan
tambahan) Of the Sentence
◦ Examples :
1. He has a bad habit, gambling.
2. That difficult work, sawing hard wood, makes him exhausted
3. Her hobby ,swimming, has helped to keep her healthy
Used after possesive pronoun or
adjective
◦ Examples :
1. I dont mind with your living here
2. I can understand his feeling angry
Used as object of Preposition
◦ Examples :
1. Before leaving the house, I locked the door
2. After washing the rice, Mary cook it
3. They are interested in painting
Used after
Verb + Preposition
Accused of insist on worry about
Approve of keep on etc.
Count on put off
Depend on rely on
Give up suceed in
Go on dream about
Example : acil and alis have no excuse for dropping out of school
Adjective + Preposition
Accustomed of capable of sucessful in
Afraid of intent on tired in
Fond of interested in etc.
Question
Because of the on going dispute, the politicians rests the president’s ………. for hearing
the session on a cabinet reshuffles .
a. to call
b. Calls
c. Called
d. Calling
e. be calling
Jawaban: D
2. My brother is interested in.......... Choreography
A. Learning after noun + preposition
B. Learning after adjective + preposition
C. Learning after verb + preposition
D. Learning subject of complement
E. Learning object of sentence
Jawaban : B
3. The police kept on... question to find out the truth
A. Asking noun + preposition
B. Asking subject of complement
C. Asking object of preposition
D. Asking possesive pronoun
E. Asking object of sentence
Jawaban : C
4. He can’t stop ......... The same question
A. Asking specific verb
B. Asking subject of sentence
C. Asking subject of complement
D. Asking object of sentence
E. Asking possesive adjective
Jawaban : A
5. There’s a chance of ......... your bad personalities
A. Changing adjective + preposition
B. Changing subject of complement
C. Changing object of preposition
D. Changing noun + preposition
E. Changing specific verb
Jawaban : D
◦ 6. Her duty, ............. the house, is very boring.
A. Cleaning verb + preposition
B. Cleaning Noun + preposition
C. Cleaning Adjective + preposition
D. Cleaning As the Appositive
E. Cleaning specific verb
Jawaban : D
7. What is the correct rules to form a gerund
I. Bully Bulying
II. Kill Kiling
III. Waste wasteing
IV. Agree Agreeing
A. I,II,and III correct
B. I and III correct
C. II and IV correct
D. Just IV correct
E. All correct
Jawaban : D
8. Gerund can act as the subject and the object of sentence
Because
Gerund is a verbal that is used as an adjective
Jawaban : c
◦ 9. Bagas : what kind of activities do you like to do?
Sita : ........ Is my favourite activity
Bagas : that’s wonderful
A. Changing adjective + preposition
B. Changing subject of complement
C. Changing object of preposition
D. Changing noun + preposition
E. Changing subject of sentence
Jawaban : E
10. I wanted to go to mexico, but i dont have enough money. I’m so sad until sally see
A B C D
Jawaban : E