Now let's review the gerund and practice a bit.
Remember that when a verb ends with e we get rid of the E and add i n g and when a verb ends with a
vowel plus a consonant we doubled the continent and add i n g and when a verb ends with I E we turn
it into Y then add i n g.
Now look at the words below and turn them into a gerund.
Stopping dies diving SLI flying
cooking shop shopping fish fishing snorkel snorkeling start starting
and remember that we use the gerund as the subject of the sentence read write the following sentence
using the gerund to eat sweets before breakfast is a bad habit
eating sweets before breakfast is a bad habit
also note that we can use the gerund as a complement of the verb to be rewrite the following sentences
using the gerund
the first thing you need to do to overcome loneliness to get a hobby.
The first thing you need to do to overcome loneliness is getting a hobby
also remember that the gerund can be used after prepositions or as part of certain expressions.
Look at the following sentence and rewrite it using the gerund she ruin the party by to get drunk
she ruined the party by getting drunk
also note that we use the gerund after phrase all verbs have a look at the following sentence and rewrite
it using the gerund.
My sister always to put off go to the doctor
my sister always puts off going to the doctor.