Gerunds Gerunds The gerund is the –ing form of a verb and is used as a noun Example: Singing is one of my hobbies Smoking cigars gives him a headache Gary’s acting is splendid The gerund can also be used after these words: begin need deny detest bear allow escape like risk enjoy avoid practise imagine miss hate finish prevent stop defer remember go come mind busy worth help keep prefer can’t + verb Gerunds after an adjective + a preposition Ex: I am sick of eating the same food every day Gerund after verb + a preposition Ex: He persisted in breaking the school rules Gerund may follow a possessive adjective or the possessive form of a noun Ex: I don’t remember his giving us any instructions He objected to Timmy’s joining us on the trip Exercise: Rewrite the following sentences using gerunds “Neil, thank you for help my little brother,” she said _ The tailor has finished sew my trousers Would you mind collect them for me on your way back? _ Learn English is much easier than learn French _ My youngest sister dislikes bathe in cold water _ I wonder the new girl would care to come drink with us this afternoon _ I can’t bear wait so long for the bus _ “Excuse me interrupt you girls Would you stop write for a moment?” the teacher asked LR Gerunds _ I was afraid of their leave on the tour without me _ LR