GERUND
1. As a Subject : Smoking too much is not good for health.
2. As an Object : I like playing tennis.
3. As a Complement : My hobby is playing tennis.
4. As a Noun Modifier : A reading book / the opening ceremony.
5. After a Preposition : He gained the success by working hard.
6. As a Title : Gardening / Empowering Society / Writing English Tests
GERUND
Definisi : Kata benda yang dibentuk dari kata kerja yang ditambah ing
Fungsi:
1. Sebagai subyek
Contoh:
Reading is my hobby
Swimming makes us healthy
2. Sebagai obyek
Setelah kata kerja berikut ini;
avoid : menghindari keep on : terus menerus
consider : mempertimbangkan mention : menyebutkan
delay : menunda mind : berkeberatan
dislike : tidak suka miss :
ketinggalan
escape : melarikan diri postpone : menunda
enjoy : menikmati understand : mengerti
excuse : menuduh appreciate : menghargai
finish : selesai cant resist : tak tahan
forgive : memaafkan cant stand : tak tahan
go on : terus menerus cant help : tak tahan
continue : terus menerus deny : menyangkal
risk : beresiko
Contoh:
Would you mind lending me your money?
I cant help falling in love with you.
3. Setelah preposisi
( on, in, of, at, before, after, with, without, over, aginst, etc.)
Contoh:
He is interested in investigating a special case.
Anita left home without saying anything
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INFINITIVE
1. Infinitive with to ( to + V1 )
Infinitive dengan to di pakai setelah kata kerja sebagai berikut:
advise hope permit expect allow inted
promise force ask invite propose need
beg instruct warn tell decide learn
would like urge
Contoh:
Father lets me go out at Saturday night.
The teacher had me study hard.