Gerunds adalah kara
kerja (verb) yang ditambah ing (verb + ing) dan berfungsi
sebagai kata benda (noun). Dengan kata lain, gerund adalah kata kerja yang
dibendakan/diubah menjadi kata benda dengan menambahkaning.
Dalam kalimat bahasa
Inggris, gerunds mempunyai peran sebagai:
1.
Gerunds
as subject
2.
Gerunds
as object
3.
Gerunds
as subjective complement
4.
Gerunds
as object of preposition
5.
Gerunds
after word “NO”
6.
Gerunds
after possessive adjective
7.
Gerunds
after certain verbs
8.
Gerunds
as appositive
Gerunds as subject
Berikut ini
contoh-contoh gerunds yang berfungsi sebagai subject:
Reading is not my hobby.
Swimming is better than running.
Hiking can be very strenuous.
Gerunds as object
I like reading.
She goes swimming every
morning.
Their favorite sport
is running.
Gerunds as Subjective
Complement
Gerund sebagai pelengkap subjek dalam kalimat
biasanya selalu didahului tobe yang terletak di
antara subjectdan subjective complement, contoh:
Her favorite sport is
swimming.
Gerunds as object of
preposition
Gerund sebagai objek
dari preposisi terletak setelah preposisi, misalnya; for, before, without, in,
at, after, dll.
Contoh;
I will wash the
dishes after eating.
You cannot be rich
man without working.
Gerunds after “NO”
Dalam kalimat
larangan, kita sering memakai kata “No” dan setelahnya biasanya diletakkan verb
+ ing yaitu gerunds. Contoh:
No Smoking!
No parking in
this area!
Gerunds juga sering
kita jumpai setelah possessive adjective. Misalnya:
Thanks for your coming.
Gerunds after certain verbs
Dalam bahasa Inggris,
ada beberapa kata kerja tertentu yang bila kita ingin memasukan kata kerja
sesudah kata kerja tersebut, maka kata kerja setelahnya harusnya berbentuk
gerund atau verb + ing.
Berikut ini daftar
kata kerja-kata kerja tersebut beserta contoh kalimatnya:
Admit
: He admitted cheating on the test.
Advise
: The doctor generally advised drinking low-fat milk.
Allow
: Ireland doesn't allow smoking in bars.
Anticipate
: I anticipated arriving late.
Appreciate
: I appreciated her helping me.
Avoid
: He avoided talking to her.
Begin
: I began learning Chinese.
can't bear
: He can't bear having so much
responsibility.
can't help
: He can't help talking
so loudly.
can't
see : I can't
see paying so much money for a car.
can't
stand : He can't stand her smoking in
the office.
Cease
: The government ceased providing free healthcare.
Complete
: He completed renovating the house.
Consider
; She considered moving to New York.
Continue
: He continued talking.
Defend
: The lawyer defended her making such statements.
Delay
: He delayed doing his taxes.
Deny
: He denied committing the crime.
Despise
: She despises waking up early.
Discuss
: We discussed working at the company.
Dislike
: She dislikes working after 5 PM.
Mind
: I don't mind helping you.
Dread
: She dreads getting up at 5 AM.
Encourage
: He encourages eating healthy foods.
Enjoy
: We enjoy hiking.
Finish
: He finished doing his homework.
forget
: I forgot giving you my book.
hate
: I hate cleaning the bathroom.
Imagine
: He imagines working there one day.
Involve
: The job involves traveling to Japan once a month.
Keep
: She kept interrupting me.
Like
: She likes listening to music.
Love
: I love swimming.
Mention
: He mentioned going to that college.
Miss
: She misses living near the beach.
neglect
: Sometimes she neglects doing her homework.
permit
: California does not permit smoking in restaurants.
Postpone
: He postponed returning to Paris.
Practice
: She practiced singing the song.
Prefer
: He prefers sitting at the back of the movie theater.
propose
: I proposed
having lunch at the beach.
quit
: She quit worrying about the problem.
Recall
: Tom recalled using his credit card at the store.
Recollect
: She recollected living in Kenya.
Recommend
: Tony recommended taking the train.
regret
: She regretted saying that.
Remember
: I remember telling her the address yesterday.
Report
: He reported her stealing the money.
require
: The certificate requires completing two
courses.
Resent
: Nick resented Debbie's being there.
Resist
: He resisted asking for help.
Risk
: He risked being caught.
Start
: He started studying harder.
Stop
: She stopped working at 5 o'clock.
Suggest
: They suggested staying at the hotel.
Tolerate
: I tolerated her talking.
Try
: Sam tried opening the lock with a paperclip.
Understand
: I understand his quitting.
Urge
:They urge recycling bottles and paper
Gerunds as appositive
Gerund sebagai
aposisi atau penegas dalam kalimat, contoh:
· His
method, shooting and killing, eventually came to
an end.
· She has a bad
habit, gambling.
· Her favorite
exercise, swimming in the pool, makes her body strong.
· That difficult
work, sawing hard woo, makes him exhausted
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