GERUND

PENDAHULUAN
Gerund adalah kata kerja yang diakhiri dengan –ing yang berfungsi sebagai noun atau
nomina, misalnya work menjadi working; type menjadi typing; choose menjadi choosing; read
menjadi reading; sing menjadi singing, dll. Gerund dapat berfungsi sebagai Subject (S), Object
(O), dan keterangan (Complement) dan Object of Preposition. Dalam kuliah kali ini kita akan
membahas mengenai Gerund dengan berbagai fungsinya di atas.
Dengan memahami Gerund maka mahasiswa akan mengetahui bahwa selain digunakan
dalam tense seperti The Simple Present/Past Continuous/Progressive, kata kerja juga dapat
diakhiri dengan –ing (Gerund) yang dapat berfungsi sebagai Subject (S), object (O), dan
keterangan (Complement) dan object of preposition.
Pada akhir pertemuan ini mahasiswa diharapkan dapat :
1. Memahami apa yang dimaksudkan dengan Gerund.
2. Mengetahui fungsi-fungsi dari Gerund.
3. Mengetahui dan dapat membuat kalimat menggunakan Gerund sesuai dengan
fungsinya masing-masing.

PENYAJIAN

GERUND :

1. Gerund as Subject of a verb :

Example :
a. Riding horses is fun.
b. It is fun to ride horses.
c. Coming to class on time is important.
d. It is important to come to class on time.
Keterangan :
a and b have the same meaning.
 2. Gerund as Object of a verb :
Example :
a. I enjoy music.
S V Noun
I enjoy something
S V O
b. I enjoy listening to music.
Listening = the object of a verb. Listening = gerund; A gerund is the –ing form of a
verb. Listening = the object of a verb enjoy.

c. I enjoy going to the beach.

d. It began raining.
e. Andy likes sleeping.
f. Every body needs shopping.
g. He teaches swimming.

Catatan :

Common verbs followed by gerund :

Enjoy : I enjoy working in my garden
Finish : Bob finished studying at midnight.
Stop : It stopped raining a few minutes ago.
Quit : David quit smoking
Mind : Would you mind opening the
window?
Postpone : I postponed doing my homework.
Put off : I put off doing my homework.
Consider : I am considering going to Hawai
Think about : I am thinking about going to Hawaii.
Discuss : They discussed getting a new car
Keep : Keep working. Don’t stop
Keep on : Keep on working. Don’t stop.
Talk about : They talked about getting a new car.

3. Gerund as Complement of a verb

Gerund juga dapat berfungsi sebagai komplemen verba yang menjadi predikat dalam suatu
kalimat atau klausa. Letak gerund sebagai komplemen adalah setelah verba predikat seperti
yang dicontohkan berikut ini :
 a. His hobby is swimming.
b. What he likes to do is reading.
c. John’s hobby is fishing.
d. What she is interested in is singing.

4. Gerund as Object of preposition :

A preposition is followed by a gerund, not an infinitive.

Examples :
a. Kate insisted on coming with us.
b. We’re excited about going to Tahiti.
c. I apologized for being late.

RANGKUMAN
Gerund adalah kata kerja yang diakhiri dengan –ing yang berfungsi sebagai noun atau
nomina, misalnya work menjadi working; type menjadi typing; choose menjadi choosing; read
menjadi reading; sing menjadi singing, dll. Gerund dapat berfungsi sebagai Subject (S), object
(O), dan keterangan (Complement) dan object of preposition.

PENUTUP
Test Formatif :
LATIHAN 1 : Lengkapi kalimat dengan menggunakan gerund.
1. It was cold and rainy yesterday, so we ……….. the botanical garden.
2. The Poster’s house is too small. They’re considering ……….. a bigger house.
3. We discussed …….…………Colorado for our vacation.
4. Sometimes students put off ………………their homework.
5. When Martha finished ………..……the floor, she dusted the furniture.
6. I quit ….…………..comic books when I was twelve years old.
7. I’m thinking about ……..…………a biology course next semester.
8. Beth doesn’t like her job. She’s talking about ………….a different job.
9. I’m considering ……………..New York city.
10. I enjoy …………..sports.
11. Would you mind ………….. the window?
12. My wife can’t stand ………….in a room with all of the windows closed.
 13. Mr.Carter continued ………… his book even though the children were making a lot of
noise.
14. I enjoy …………… a teacher.
15. When are you going to start …………the research for your term paper?

LATIHAN 2 : Buatlah verba dengan arti yang sama menggunakan GERUND sebagai Subject.

1. It is important to get daily exercise.

2. It is fun to meet new people.
3. It is easy to cook rice.
4. It is boring to spend the whole weekend in a dorm.
5. It is relaxing to take along walk.
6. It isn’t hard to make friends.
7. It is wrong to cheat during a test.
8. It is difficult to learn a second language.
9. Is it dangerous to smoke cigarettes?
10. Is it expensive to live in an apartment?
11. It isn’t easy to live in a foreign country.
12. It takes time to make new friends.

KUNCI JAWABAN :
Latihan 1.
1. postponed going to/visiting
2. buying/moving into/renting
3. going to
4. Doing
5. Washing/cleaning/sweeping
6. Reading
7. Taking
8. Finding
9. Visiting
10. Playing
11. CLOSING/Opening
12. Staying
13. Reading
14. Being
15. doing

Latihan 2.
1. Getting daily exercise is important
2. Meeting new people is fun
3. Cooking rice is easy
4. Spending the whole weekend in a dorm is boring
5. Taking along walk is relaxing
 6. Making friends isn’t hard
7. Cheating during a test is wrong
8. Learning a second language is difficult
9. Smoking cigarettes is dangerous
10. Living in an apartment is expensive
11. Living in a foreign country isn’t easy
12. Making new friends takes time

Daftar Pustaka

Muhammad. 2005. Memahami Struktur dan Tata Bahasa TOEFL. First Edition., Penerbit Lingua
Yogyakarta.
Schaempfer, A.B. 1993. Fundamentals of English Grammar. Second Edition. Prentice-Hall, Inc.
The -ing form
The –ing form can be used like a noun, like an adjective or like a verb.
• Smoking is forbidden.
• I have a long working day.
• I don't like dancing.

When it is used like a noun it may or may not have an article before it.
• Marketing is a very inexact science.
• The marketing of the product will continue for a few months yet.

It can also be part of a 'noun phrase'.

• Speaking to an audience is always stressful.
• Swimming after work is very relaxing.

In formal English, we would use a possessive with the –ing form. In informal English,
many people do not.
• I'm angry about his missing the meeting.
• Do you mind my coming?

As an adjective, the –ing form can be used before a noun.

• I was met by a welcoming party at the airport.
• Let's go to the meeting room.

The –ing form is used after prepositions.

• Before leaving, you need to speak to Sarah.
• After discussing it with her, I've changed my mind.
• Instead of feeling sorry for yourself, do some work for charity.

Notice that when 'to' is used as a preposition, it is followed by the –ing form.
• I don't object to working this Sunday.
• I'm looking forward to seeing him again.
• I'm used to working long hours.

There are many verb + -ing combinations. Here are some common ones:
• I admit telling her.
• I appreciate having the raise.
• I avoid speaking to him.
• I consider blowing your nose in public to be wrong.
• I delayed coming until the last possible moment.
• He denied telling her.
• I detest going to parties.
• I enjoy dancing.
• I feel like having a party.
• I've finished writing the report.
• I've given up going to the gym.
• I can't help thinking about it.
• I can't imagine ever leaving this company.
• I don't mind doing that.
• He put off talking to her as long as he could.
• I can't stand drinking beer.

Some verbs can be followed by either the infinitive or –ing form but with different
meanings. Here are some common ones:
• I stopped smoking last month. (I no longer smoke.)
• I stopped to smoke a cigarette. (I stopped what I was doing and had a cigarette.)
• I remember telling him. (A memory of the past.)
• I must remember to tell him. (Something to remember for the future.)
• I'm interested in finding out more details. (Interested about the future.)
• I was interested to read his report. (Interested in the past.)

Some verbs can be followed by either the infinitive or –ing form but with the same
meaning. Here are some common ones:
• I love to go shopping.
• I love going shopping.
• I'm afraid to fly.
• I'm afraid of flying.
• I started to learn English 5 years ago.
• I started learning English 5 years ago.