Gerund

Secara sederhana gerund merupakan kata kerja berakhiran –ing yang berfungsi sebagai kata benda. Karena sebagai kata benda maka fungsinya disamakan seperti noun.`pada umumnya yaitu sebagai subject, object, adverb, head, modifier, dan Prohibition.

Fungsi Gerund :

1. Subject (pelaku)

Ex : reading english is easier than speaking it.

       Coming late is bad attitude

2. Object Complement ( pelengkap )

Ex; my favorite sport is playing badminton

      this hope is meeting his mother

3. After Certain Verb ( setelah kata kerja tertentu)

            Admit              antisipate         avoid   considen

            Deny               begun              prefer   regret

            Dislike             finish               help     miss

            Start                 live                  forgot   try

    Ex: I avoid answering her phone

          I will never forget seeing you for the first time

4. After The Verb “go”

            Ex ; go bowling

                    Go swimming

5. Head( inti frase )

            Ex : problem solving

                   book hunting

6. Modifier (pengubah atau penjelas kata sifat )

            Ex : parking area, swimming pool, fitting room

7. Short Prohibition

            Ex : no smoking, no eating.


Diketik Oleh : Zainul Fanani