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Today we're going to talk about the jarring let's get started.
The gerund looks exactly the same as the present participle but the gerund always has the same function
as a noun although it looks like a verb.
Note that the gerund is a noun made from a verb by adding I n Jean have a look at the following example
cooking at home can help you save a lot of money.
Note that the word cooking has the same function as a noun but it is made from the verb Cook.
Now when a verb ends with e we get rid of E and add i n g to the verb when we want to create gerund.
Have a look the example over here make turns into making right writing and when a verb ends with a vowel
plus a consonant we double the consonant and add i n g for example net knitting swim swimming and when
a verb ends with I E we turn it into Y then add i n g s in the following example Nai Naing di di
remember that the gerund can be made negative by adding knots for example in this sentence we have the
best thing for your health is not smoking.
Note that the gerund can function as a subject of the sentence.
For example smoking causes lung cancer deterrent smoking is the subject of the sentence be the complement
of the verb to be for example.
The hardest thing about learning Russian is memorizing the verbs of movements note that the gerund memorizing
is the complement of the verb to be is
also know that the gerund can be used a after prepositions or as part of expressions such as there is
no point in in spite of etc. Have a look at the following examples can your brother count to ten without
looking at his finger in the sentence the gerund looking is used after the preposition without end in
the sentence there is no point in going back to his place now the gerund going is used after the expression
there is no point in
b the gerund can be used after phrase verbs the are composed of a verb plus preposition or adverb for
example I ended up buying a new computer note that ended up is a free zone verb which is composed of
a verb and did end up preposition.
Have a look at the second example Rachel gave up drinking sugary drinks the gerund drinking comes after
the all verb gave up which is composed of a verb gay and up preposition.