GERUND
Gerund adalah kata kerja yang dibendakan/ kata benda yang dibentuk dari kata kerja yang diberi akhiran –ing (V-ing). Gerund digunakan bila:
- Verb/kata kerja sebagai subjek.
Contoh: Swimming is a good sport.
Jogging makes us fresh.
- Verb sebagai complement/pelengkap.
Contoh : My hobby is cycling.
- Setelah kata depan/preposition seperti for, on, before dll.
Contoh : I am sorry for coming late.
Before leaving, he said nothing.
- Setelah istilah khusus seperti no use, to be worth, to be busy, can’t help/can’t bear,to be used to, get used to.
Contoh : It is no use studying without practicing.
- Setelah possessive adjective (my,your, his,her,our,their,Amir’s, dll)
Contoh : His staring frigtens me.
- Kata kerja/V setelah kata kerja tertentu
| Admit Appreciate Claim Can’t help Resume | Consider Avoid Delay Deny Risk | Enjoy Finish Quit Resist Siggest | Mind Miss Postpone Practice Advise | Recall Regret Report Recent resist |
Contoh : We enjoy seeing them again after so many years.
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