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The gerund looks exactly the same as a present participle, but it is useful to understand the difference between
the two. The gerund always has the same function as a noun (although it looks like a verb). Some uses of the
gerund are covered on this page. A separate page deals with verbs that are followed by the gerund.
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There are some phrasal verbs that include the word "to" as a preposition for example to look forward to, to take
to, to be accustomed to, to get around to, & to be used to. It is important to recognise that the word "to" is a
preposition in these cases because it must be followed by a gerund. It is not part of the infinitive form of the verb.
You can check whether "to" is a preposition or part of the infinitive. If you can put the pronoun "it" after the word
"to" and form a meaningful sentence, then the word "to" is a preposition and must be followed by a gerund.
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I am used to it.
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It might be worth phoning the station to check the time of the train.
Pengertian Gerund
Gerund adalah suatu kata yang dibentuk dari verbdengan ditambahkan suffix -ing dan
berfungsi sebagai noun. Walaupun berfungsi sebagainoun namun masih bertingkah
seperti verb jika berada di dalam frasanya (gerund phrase), seperti: diikuti direct
object jika gerund berasal daritransitive verb atau dibatasi maknanya denganadverb.
Kata ini merupakan verbal, yaitu suatu kata yang dibentuk dari kata kerja, namun berfungsi
sebagai part of speech lain. Verbal yang lain
yaitu infinitive dan participle. Seperti verbal lainnya, kata ini lebih umum untuk
menamai action (aksi) atau state of being (keadaan).
Contoh Gerund:
Penggunaa
n Gerund
Contoh Kalimat
Gerund
Keterangan
Binging is a phase
frequently done by a
bulimic.
Subject of
a Sentence
Direct
Object
Subject
Compleme
nt
I hate waiting.
My bestfriends favorite
activity is shopping.
They disscussed an
article abouttelling the
truth.
Object of a
Preposition
My bestfriends favorite
activity, shopping, has
made her spend much
money.
Contoh Verb
acknowledge, admit, advise,
tambaha
n agent
Perlu
tambaha
n agent
Beberapa expression juga dapat diikuti oleh verbal ini, yaitu: worth, rather than,
dan instead of.
Expression
Contoh Kalimat
Worth
Rather than
Instead of
Instead of paying the baggage fees, she will only carry a small backpack.