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Gerunds As Subject

The document discusses the use of gerunds as subjects, objects, or complements in sentences. It provides examples like "Smoking costs a lot of money" where the gerund "smoking" is the subject. It notes that gerunds can also take objects, like in "Smoking cigarettes costs a lot of money." It discusses using gerunds with adjectives and determiners. While gerunds can be used with articles, they do not usually take a direct object when used with an article, like in "the making of Titanic." The document contrasts the use of a gerund, "reading," as a noun versus as a present participle verb.

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Gerunds As Subject

The document discusses the use of gerunds as subjects, objects, or complements in sentences. It provides examples like "Smoking costs a lot of money" where the gerund "smoking" is the subject. It notes that gerunds can also take objects, like in "Smoking cigarettes costs a lot of money." It discusses using gerunds with adjectives and determiners. While gerunds can be used with articles, they do not usually take a direct object when used with an article, like in "the making of Titanic." The document contrasts the use of a gerund, "reading," as a noun versus as a present participle verb.

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Gerunds as Subject, Object or

Complement
Try to think of gerunds as verbs in noun form.

Like nouns, gerunds can be the subject, object or complement of a sentence:

 Smoking costs a lot of money.


 I don't like writing.
 My favourite occupation is reading.

But, like a verb, a gerund can also have an object itself. In this case, the whole expression
[gerund + object] can be the subject, object or complement of the sentence.

 Smoking cigarettes costs a lot of money.


 I don't like writing letters.
 My favourite occupation is reading detective stories.

Like nouns, we can use gerunds with adjectives (including articles and other determiners):

 pointless questioning
 a settling of debts
 the making of Titanic
 his drinking of alcohol

But when we use a gerund with an article, it does not usually take a direct object:

 a settling of debts (not a settling debts)


 Making "Titanic" was expensive.
 The making of "Titanic" was expensive.

Do you see the difference in these two sentences? In one, "reading" is a gerund (noun). In
the other "reading" is a present participle (verb).
 My favourite occupation is reading.
 My favourite niece is reading.

Gerund or infinitive
Gerunds are often used when actions are
real,concrete, completed
   e.g.I remember seeing her at the party.(She was at
the party and I saw her)
Infinitives  are often used when actions are
unreal,abstract and future.
   e.g.Don't forget to buy some fruit for the
evening(When you are coming remember and then
buy some fruit)

Some verbs  take gerund  or infinitive forms with a 


difference in meaning
STOP   REMEMBER   FORGET  TRY   REGRET
 
1 stop to do:pause and then do something
   stop doing:not continue
2 forget to do:not remember
   forget doing:you didn't do   something now you
remember it
3 regret to do:feel sorry to give bad news
  regret doing:fell sorry for what you did in the past
4 try to do:make an effort to do something
  try doing:do something to see if it has an effect,try
something new
5 remember to do:remember something and then do
it
   remember doing:soemthing happened in the past
and now you remember it
 
CHOOSE THE  CORRECT OPTION
1 Kids!Please stop   noise.I am trying to
concantrate.
2 Ezgi:I have a terrible headache.
  Zeynep:Why don't you try   ?
3 I will never forget   that terrible accident.
4 Do you remember  your best friend for the
first time?
5 I regret to   you,but you've failed your
English exam.
6 You should stop  her.She is a great liar.
7 Last night Melike tried hard  the car,but she
couldn't.
8 Don't forget   bread on your way home.
9 Let's stop   a drink.I know a good pub on
the corner.
10 I clearly remember   her.She looked great
in her suit.
11 Why don't we stop   homework and play
some computer games?
12 If you see Nazlý,remember    her to the
party.
13 I can't make a cake.I remember   one
many years ago.It was as hard as a rock.
14 You should try   your best.I know  you can
do much better.
15 I don't remember   Hicran.She is a total
stranger to me.
16 When we arrived in Venice,we stopped 
Sinem.She was so glad to see us.
17 Onur tried hard   the exam,but he couldn't.
18 We stopped   some souveniers,but no
shops were open.
19 Now she  regrets   my proposal,but it's
too late.
20 Yes Sevde,you may go to your friend's house.But
try   late.
21 He stopped   and started wrestling.
22 I always remember   the door when I go
out.
23 It is a very busy restaurant.Don't forget
24 Oh my god!I forgot   the cat.
25 Ilyas:I can't sleep.
     Duygu:You should try   sheep.
26:I tried to   my wallet everywhere,but I
couldn't.
 

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