GERUND

GERUND
Gerund adalah kata benda yang bentuknya seperti kata kerja ‘ing’ (v ing) seperti coming, studying, swimming, dsb. Dalam kalimat gerund bisa berfungsi sebagai:
a. Subyek
- Studying english is fun for me.
- Facing the final test makes me a little bit nervous.
- Doing the best is one way to eliminate my nervous.

b. Obyek
- I never like watching boxing.
- She enjoys travelling so much.
- My children have finished taking a bath.

c. Complement
- My hobby is reading, singing, and appreciating films.
- What they want is staying in a nice place, having fun, and having a lot of money.
- If you ask me my idea, being a reporter is the one I want.
Gerund bisa muncul apabila:
1. setelah preposisi seperti besides, to, at, on, of, off, for, without, against, after, before, about, by, in, up.
a. Before doing things, I never forget saying bismillah.
b. She is looking forward to seeing you soon.
c. Because they’ve accepted us not in a good manner, we come home without saying things.
2. setelah kata-kata kerja tertentu seperti: admit, anticipate, appreciate, avoid, consider, defer, delay, deny, detest, dislike, dread, enjoy, escape, excuse, fancy, finish, forget, forgive, imagine, involve, keep (on), loathe, mean, mind, miss, pardon, postpone, practise, prevent, propose, recollect, remember, resent, resist, risk, save, stop, suggest, understand. Dan setelah kata-kata can’t stand, can’t help, it’s no use/good/worth.
a. I really enjoy helping my mother every afternoon.
b. I‘m really sorry that you missed attending the most interesting seminar yesterday.
c. I can’t help falling in love wih you.
d. I wonder why she always forget taking the english book as she say to me.