English Grammar : Gerund and infinitive (The Gerund)

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What is a gerund? – The Gerund always ends in ING.

Example –

HOWEVER, IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE PRESENT PARTICIPLE ALSO ENDS IN ING.

EXAMPLE :

• Swimming is my hobby
• Writing is more difficult than reading

• They were watching TV when I arrived.
• John will be teaching in that school for the next two years.

What is the difference between a gerund and the present participle?

you can differentiate between the gerund and the present participle as follows :

• Gerunds function as nouns.
• Gerunds can be a subject, direct objects, indirect objects, and objects of prepositions.
• Present participles, on the other hand, complete progressive verbs or act as modifiers.EXAMPLES OF GERUND:

• Cycling is fun. (subject)
• I like cycling. (direct object)
• He gives fishing all his time.( indirect object)
• He has devoted all his life to fishing. (object of the preposition to)EXAMPLES OF PRESENT PARTICIPLE:

• They were eating when the bell rang. (eating is a present participle which is part of the past progressive tense “were eating”)
• I bought a fishing book. (writing is a present participle modifying book)

English Grammar : Gerund and infinitive (The infinitive)