~ Gerund menjadi Subjects di belakang Verbs:
Verbs + Gerunds
- The
students enjoy studying English in the foreign language laboratory.
- The good
boys enjoy fasting on the whole of Ramadhan.
- Henry found
parking in Bandung was difficult.
- The police
prevent smuggling at the airport.
- We expected
recovering from monetary crises was priority.
- European
botanist wondered seeing so many kinds of orchid in Indonesia.
- He admitted taking the money.
- I don’t
anticipate meeting any opposition.
- Try to
avoid making him angry.
- He detests
speaking Japanese.
- Vicky
dreads getting old.
- Johannes
kept complaining.
- She keeps
smiling to me.
- He advised
me applying at once.
- She
recommended buying it.
- They don’t
allow parking.
~ Possessive Adjective + Gerunds:
- I
appreciate your giving me so much of your time.
- Forgive my interrupting you.
- Forgive me
for interrupting you.
- I can’t
prevent his leaving the country.
- I can’t
prevent him from leaving the country.
- I don’t
remember my mother complaining about the prices.
~ Infinitive menjadi Gerund:
- I began to
work, menjadi I began working.
- He
continued to live, menjadi He continued living above shop.
- The grass
wants to be cut, menjadi The grass wants cutting.
- US Army ceased
to attack Afghan soldiers, menjadi US Army ceased attacking …
~ Preposition + Gerund:
- Fred
insisted on seeing Anita.
- Roy was
accused of smuggling drugs.
- I have no
objection to hearing your story again.
- Can you
touch your toes without bending your knees?
- Helga is
found of adventuring.
- Tommy is
good on telling lies.
- After
swimming I felt cold.
- Is Miss
Schippers interested in making money?
- She doesn’t
care for cooking.
- I’m sorry
for keeping you waiting.
~ Verb + Preposition (adverb combination / phrasal verb) +
Gerund
- I don’t
care for standing in queues.
- Finally the
dog left off barking.
- She puts
off making a decision till she had more details.
- Helena
doesn’t care for making money, her husband is a millionaire.
- Will you
see about getting a new tire?
- Steve tried
to give up smoking yesterday.
- I look
forward to seeing you soon.
- She took to
ringing me in the midnight.
~ Gerund sebagai Larangan atau Pemberitahuan:
- no smoking,
no parking
- no
trespassing, no swimming
- no
littering,
- no spiting,
- no
loitering,
- no
shouting,
~ Passive Verbal Gerund (being / having been + past
participle)
a. Passive Verbal sebagai Subject:
- Being
taught by Miss Irene is very interesting.
- Having been
taught by her was a great experience.
- Being
brought to this small town has made her sad.
- Having been
forgotten by his old friend makes him unhappy.
-
b. Passive Verbal sebagai Object:
- They don’t
like being suspected.
- The
students enjoyed being taught by Miss Helen.
- Phil
doesn’t like being appointed new director.
c. Passive Verbal sebagai Object Modifier:
- I like the
children being fed by Mrs. Julie.
- They would
like to learn the song being sung by Celine Dion.
- Don’t
accept the gift being given by any foreigner.
d. Passive Verbal sebagai Adjective (Subject Modifier) :
- The man
being examined is very helpful.
- The clerk
being promoted makes his wife happy.
- The report
having been finished will be printed soon.
- The log
cabin after having been cleaned up became a very nice place to live in.
~ Gerund dalam Noun Compound
a. Noun + Gerund:
- Fruit
picking,
- Lorry
driving,
- Hitch
hiking,
- Bird
watching,
- Surf
riding,
- Weight
lifting,
- Coal
mining,
- stamp
collecting,
b. Gerund + Noun:
- waiting
list,
- driving
license,
- dining
room,
- diving board,
- swimming
pool,
- landing
card,
- parking
lot,
- shopping
center,
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