DEFINITION
A gerund is a verb in its ing (present participle) form that functions as a noun that names an activity rather than a person or thing. Any action verb can be made into a gerund.
EXAMPLE
Gerunds can appear at the beginning of a sentence when used as a subject:
- Jogging is a hobby of mine.
Gerunds can act as an object following the verb:
- Daniel quit smoking a year ago.
Gerunds can serve as an object after a preposition:
- I look forward to helping you paint the house.
Note: The same spelling rules that apply to the progressive tenses also apply to gerunds.
Some verbs and verb phrases are directly followed a gerund:
- Paul avoids using chemicals on the vegetables he grows.
Some verbs can be followed by a gerund or an infinitive without causing a change in meaning:
- Some people prefer getting up early in the morning.
- Some people prefer to get up early in the morning
Some verbs can be followed by a gerund or infinitive but with a change in meaning:
- He remembered sending the fax. (He remembered the act of send the fax)
- He remembered to send the fax. (He remembered the fax and sent it.)
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