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| Apa itu Gerund |
Gerund adalah kata kerja yang berfungsi sebagai kata benda sehingga dapat berfungsi sebagai subjek, objek dan pelengkap dalam kalimat, juga di belakang preposisi. Bentuk gerund biasanya verb+ing. Gerund adalah kata benda yang dibentuk dari kata kerja (verb) + ing. Yang perlu diingat adalah Gerunds dianggap sebagai Singular dan kata gantinya adalah “it”.
– Running is a good sport.
– Working a whole day makes me tired.
– I dislike Cheating.
– I like Reading
– The most activity I hate is sleeping.
– My hobby is fishing.
Beberapa kata, seperti adjectives, preposition dan verbs harus diikuti oleh bentuk Verb-ing (gerund).
Adjectives + preposition berikut harus diikuti dengan bentuk -ING:
Afraid of, angry about/at, clever at, interested in, proud of, crazy about, disappointed about, excited about, famous for, fond of, sorry about, worried about.
Contoh:
– She is afraid of going by plane.
– I am interested in visiting the museum.
– The boy is crazy about playing tennis.
Preposisi ini harus diikuti oleh gerund :
About, of, from, about, after, apart from, before, by, in, instead of, on, without.
Contoh:
– Before going to bed She turned off the lights.
– He avoided him by walking on the opposite side of the road.
– We arrived in Jakarta after driving all night.
– She told the joke without laughing.
Kata kerja berikut ini harus diikuti oleh gerund:
Admit, advise, allow, appreciate, avoid, suggest, understand, miss, reject, consider, prefer, delay, deny, dislike/like, enjoy, fond, resist, continue, imagine, permit, practice.
Contoh:
– She admitted having driven too fast.
– She delayed telling Max the news.
– They miss playing with their friends.
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