Gerunds adalah kata 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 menambahkan ing.
Dalam kalimat bahasa Inggris, gerunds mempunyai peran
sebagai:
- Gerunds as subject
- Gerunds as object
- Gerunds as subjective complement
- Gerunds as object of preposition
- Gerunds after word “NO”
- Gerunds after possessive adjective
- Gerunds after certain verbs
- Gerunds as appositive
1. 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.
2. Gerunds as object
I like reading.
She goes swimming
every morning.
Their favorite sport is running.
Gerund sebagai pelengkap subjek
dalam kalimat biasanya selalu didahului tobe yang terletak di antara subject dan subjective
complement, contoh:
Her favorite sport is swimming.
4. 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.
5. 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!
6. Gerunds after possessive adjective
Gerunds juga sering kita jumpai setelah possessive
adjective.
Misalnya:
Thanks for your coming.
7.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
Daftar kata kerja di atas beserta contohnya:
8. Gerunds as appositive
Gerund
sebagai aposisi atau penegas dalam kalimat, contoh:
· Her method, shooting and killing,
eventually came to an end.
· She has a bad habit, gambling.
· His favorite exercise, swimming in the pool, makes his body strong.
· That difficult work, sawing hard woo, makes him exhausted