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Gerund 2

Gerund 2. Grammar and Vocabulary Ⅱ October 25, 2011. Gerund. Verbal noun which has exactly the same form as the present participle: running, speaking, working , etc. It can be used in the following ways: (a) as subject of a sentence : Fishing is a lot of fun.

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Gerund 2

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  1. Gerund 2 Grammar and Vocabulary Ⅱ October 25, 2011

  2. Gerund • Verbal noun which has exactly the same form as the present participle: running, speaking, working, etc. • It can be used in the following ways: (a) as subject of a sentence: Fishing is a lot of fun. (b) as complement of a verb: My hobby is painting.

  3. (c) after prepositions: He is interested in collecting stamps. (d) after certain verbs: He kept talking. (e) in noun compounds: living room, driving license, swimming pool

  4. Mini conversation practice • I am fond of reading detective stories. And you? • I am interested in visiting old temples. And you? • I never get tired of seeing Kurosawa movies. How about you? • I enjoy listening to music. How about you?

  5. A: I don’t have any plans for this weekend. What would you like to suggest doing? B: How about going on a picnic? 青字の部分をいろいろ変えて尋ねてみま しょう！

  6. Exercise 4（p.58） (1) To quit drinking alcohol is difficult. 〔動名詞を用いて〕 ⇒ Quitting drinking alcohol is difficult. (2) It is convenient to send e-mails. 〔Itを用いず、動名詞で〕 ⇒ Sending e-mails is convenient.

  7. (3) I love to take a walk on sunny days. 〔動名詞を用いて〕 ⇒ I love taking a walk on sunny days. (4) It makes me happy to sing karaoke. 〔Itを用いず、動名詞で〕 ⇒ Singing karaoke makes me happy.

  8. 51.4 • Use your own ideas to complete these sentences. Use –ing. 1. She’s a very interesting person. I always enjoy ____________. 2. I’m afraid there aren’t any chairs. I hope you don’t mind ____________. 3. It was a beautiful day, so I suggested ____________.

  9. 4. It was very funny. I couldn’t stop ____________. 5. My car isn’t very reliable. It keeps ____________.

  10. WEB Exercise • Gerund_01 • Gerund_02 • Gerund_03

  11. GRAMMAR CHALLENGE • RegretHow can we use the word regret as a verb? In this week's grammar challenge, we asked Mariela to form correct sentences about things that happened in the past, that she wishes she could change now... • http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1748_gramchallenge4/index.shtml

  12. See you next week!

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