Gerund and infinitive phrases university of texas at dallas. Pdf the gerund and the toinfinitive as subject researchgate. Flying grades as percentages 15 15 100% 14 15 93 15 87 12 15 80 11 15 73 10 15 67. We use your linkedin profile and activity data to personalize ads and to show you more relevant ads. Gerund phrases always function as nouns, so they will be. Gerund as subject because gerunds act as nouns, they can take any role that a noun would usually take in a sentence. A gerund or gerund phrase can also be the object of a. When a gerund is used on a sentence, it acts as the noun or subject. Gerunds and gerund phrases a gerund is a verb form ending in ing that is used as a noun. The gerund can function as the subject of a sentence. The construction workers worried about losing their jobs. Thus, gerunds will be subjects, subject complements, direct objects, indirect objects, and objects of prepositions.
Thus, gerunds will be subjects, subject complements. Gerund and infinitive phrases the university of texas at dallas. Waking up early is the gerund phrase that forms the subject of the main verb is. A gerund phrase will begin with a gerund, an ing word, and will include other modifiers andor objects. Using gerunds in a sentence in the examples below, the gerund appears in italics and the main verb appears in bold. The authorities postponed spending money on the project until the final stages. In the examples below, the gerund appears in italics and the main verb appears in bold.
The problem is that all present participles also end in ing. Writing topic sentences with gerunds as the subjects. Gerunds and infinitives can function as the subject of a sentence or the object of a. Like nouns, gerunds are used as subjects, predicated nominatives, direct objects, or. A gerund is a noun formed by taking a verb and adding the suffix ing. She is looking forward to visiting his aunt in chicago. Gerunds used as subjects level intermediate answer key my notes 1. This is an intermediate to advanced english learners lesson. Using gerunds and infinitives a gerund is a verb form that ends in ing and is used as a noun walking, traveling, voting. The gerunds in the examples, written in bold letters, are used as a subject of the sentence.
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