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PPT On Gerunds

Published in: English
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This PPT will help students to get a brief understanding on Gerunds.

Indira M / Ipoh

8 years of teaching experience

Qualification: PhD Lit, M.Ed TESL, BA ELS

Teaches: English, Biology, History, Bahasa Malaysia, MUET (English Test), Pengajian AM

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  3. Simple. Active Form Dancing is her favorite habit. Form I prefer eating ice-cream. Passive Mary prefers being taught by a stern teacher. The actress stayed at her hotel to avoid being seen by her fans.
  4. haujng rrjaoe öhv/ thousands Of people. I reg ret having been transferred to another class this year.
  5. The f can be used: 1. As the subject of a verb ur- 3 Object dO'f 3. As the object of a preposition 4. After possessive or the possessive form of nouns 6. Special combination -L Forrnec] by "not
  6. As the sublect ofa verb When a gerund is used as the it is placed at the romantic novels is my favourite pastime. is hazardous to health. mountains can be dangerous if we are not careful. A baby's woke me up last. from here to the local supermarket takes only five minutes.
  7. Notes: The gerund Is also used In the followlng constructions: 'l) It is no use/li js no CIOOCI e.g It is no use trying to make her change her mind. It is no good interfering with other people's business. 2) There is no e.g There is no joking about such matters. There is no denying the fact that the Clean Hong Kong Campaign is a success.
  8. -3 worth) / IVs not worth the film worth seeing not worth going to see that film. 3 Zl Of money / time Of time the Cl Of money 'the
  9. 5 ) Have difficulty E.g. Mary has difficulty doing her Maths homework . I'm sorry I'm late. I had difficulty flndlng the place. 6 ) Go-inq E.g. Did you go shopping yesterday ? How often do you go swimming in the SUIT7177er ?
  10. 3 Obi O'f When a gerund is used as the object of a in a sentence, it is placed after the verb She tried to avoid getting involved in their quarrels. He enjoys acting. Mary disliked listening to pop music. fatty foods. They hate ting reading a good book. all enjoy
  11. Note: -The fo]Jowjng 9Jords are Acknowledge , admit , anticipate , appreciate , avoid , celebrate , defer , delay , deny , detest , dislike , like , consider , doubt , enjoy , escape , excuse , fancy , finish , forgive , remember ,imagine , include , keep , mention , mind , miss , propose , pardon , postpone , practice , prevent , recall , recollect , report , resent , resist , risk , save , stand , suggest , tolerate , understand , be worth , be busy 4.-
  12. As a object of a preposition A gerund can also be used as the object of a preposition. In this case, the gerund follows the preposition. My brother is thinking of changing his job. She is fed up with teaching English. I look forward to seeing you in the summer. I was interested in painting He persisted in carrying out the plan
  13. Notesl : There are two exceptions— except and but. e.g There was nothing left for us to do except complain to the Consumer Council. He did nothing but (to) watch television yesterday. Notes2: In the following phrases, IQ is preposition. used to, averse to, closed to, object to, devoted to, when it comes to, opposed to, susceptible to, look forward to, accustomed to, confessed to, key to
  14. After ooseessive adlective or the possessive form of nouns possessive adjective my, our, your, his, her, its, their Possessive form of nouns : John's my brother's Example Would you mind my using your book? Would you mind Joan's using your dictionary?
  15. enjoy appreciate recall waste prevent Examples 1. I dislike having lunch with John. 2. Would you mind answering my question ? 3. When will you finish talking ?
  16. before Example: I apologize for not being able to see you off at the airport tomorrow. He resented not having been invited to the party.
  17. English Project nfinitives
  18. Infinitive : —bare - inf.-- (1) After auxiliary verb "do , does , did , shall , should, will , would , might , must" Alice could not find the key. I will be glad to help you. (2)After verbs of perception "see , notice , observe , watch ,hear , feel , I saw her get on the bus. He heard her say that. (3)After 'make" & "let" His joke made us laugh. She did not let her sister go to the party. can , could smell" may ,
  19. bare - inf. (4)After "had better" "would rather' but" "can do nothing but" You 'd better think about it. I 'd rather wait here a little longer. 'cannot Compare " I 'd rather you waited here a little longer. I cannot but laugh whenever I think of his humourous remark. As it was raining hard , I could do nothing but stay at home (5)After "need" "dare" and "except" He needn't do it himself. Need he do it himself? She dared not lie to her parents. bared she lie to her parents?
  20. to infu (1)As a subject E.g To succeed at my fob is all I want at the moment. To argue with him is a waste of time. (2) To express an intention E.g. I go to school to study. She goes running everyday to lose weight. (3) In order to join a question & answer in single sentence. Q: Why did he move to Las Vegas? Al :He wanted to be closer to the casino. A2:He moved to Las Vegas in order to be closer to the casinos.
  21. •to -J info (4) So as ( not) to join two sentences that relate to the same idea in one sentence. Eg. She studied very hard for the test. She wanted to be save to pass. She studied very hard so as to be save to pass the test.
  22. epe 一 一 ope dz 『 一 eri 一 … 一 一 ne 3 ~ 33 ~ & 2 3 ~ “ CIT 『 Cf … 一 一 decjde ~ 322m 一 5 ) Verb + inf. ID Jf]L like incJLJcle ' need 3Tf24
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  27. Comparison between GERUNDS and INFINITIVE STOP When f/eCldher cCl/i}4 children stopped talking at once. The driver stopped his cars to ask where the farm was. I can't find my key. I remember pc/öbing ,j-/ Jin jn ffhi3 I hope you will remember to post my letter on your way to school,
  28. GERUNDS FOkØär TRY He has forgotten asking me the same question yesterday. He has asked me to lend him my dictionary because he has forgotten to bring it again. mountain. After failing twice, they tried climbing from the other side of the maintain. This year they will try to climb a high mountain.
  29. Comparison between GERUNDS and INFINITIVE REVkET I regret telling her the secret. Now, everybody knows that I' m going to resign. I regre-] to tell you that your application has not been successful. 1 011 let you know when there is another vacancy. They jon talking until Jilte into the nigher. Tne/ to talk other "irrljvrlcJ34
  30. GERUNDS and INFINITIVE Ego Allow advise acknowledge encourage can be followed by an Object + infinitive. permit She advised us to start early. Compare: she advised starting early. Eg. "deserve need want and require Can be followed by either an active gerund or a passive infinitive without change of meaning. This - painting painted.
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