The Gerund
Every
gerund, without exception, ends in ing.
Gerunds are not, however, all that easy to identify. The problem is that all
present participles also end in ing.
What is the difference?
What is the difference?
Gerunds
function
as nouns.
Thus, gerunds will be subjects,
subject
complements, direct
objects, indirect
objects, and objects of
prepositions.
Present participles, on the other hand, complete progressive verbs or act as modifiers.
Examples of gerunds:
Examples of gerunds:
Since
Francisco was five years old, swimming
has been his passion.Swimming
= subject of the verb has
been.
Francisco's
first love is swimming.
Swimming
= subject complement of the verb is.
Francisco
enjoys swimming
more than spending time with his girlfriend Diana.
Swimming
= direct object of the verb enjoys.
Francisco
gives swimming
all of his energy and time.
Swimming
= indirect object of the verb gives.
When
Francisco wore dive fins to class, everyone knew that he was devoted to
swimming.
Swimming
= object of the preposition to.
These
ing
words are examples of present
participles:
One
day last summer, Francisco and his coach were swimming
at Daytona Beach.
Swimming
= present participle completing the past progressive verb
were
swimming.
A
great white shark ate Francisco's swimming
coach.
Swimming
= present participle modifying coach.
Now
Francisco practices his sport in safe swimming
pools.
Swimming
= present participle modifying pools.
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