Gerund

GERUND

Definisi:

   Kata kerja bentuk –ing atau disebut dengan gerund ( verbal noun ) adalah kata kerja dasar 

yang di imbuhi –ing yang berfungsi sebagai “ kata benda “.

(Bentuk Verb ing dari kata kerja yang difungsikan sebagai kata benda )

Posisi sebagai :

1.      Subject

2.      Object

3.      Pelengkap pokok kalimat

4.      Di gunukan di depan kata “ NO “

5.      Di ikuti possessive adjective dan possessive noun

6.      Digunakan setelah kata penghubung atau kata depan (preposition)

Contoh gerund : 

·         - Subject

- Smooking is not good for our health

    - Reading is my hobby.

- Smoking is bad habit

·        -  Object

• Enjoy
• Finish
• Stop
• Keep
• Think about
• Talk about
• Put off
• Like        
• Love      
• Start

-          Mr. John likes smoking

-          I stop smoking

-          We finished studying English last night.

Catatan:

Ada beberapa kata kerja yang dapat diikuti oleh Gerund dan Infinitive.

Contoh:

               Gerund

I   like    playing   Games.

We like   to play   Games.

·        -  Pelengkap pokok kalimat

This is smoking area

- Setelah “ NO “ (bentuk kata pendek yang menyatakan larangan atau peringatan)

No smoking in this room!

No eating something in this class!

No opening a book when you have a test!

·        -  Diikuti possessive adjective dan possessive noun

a.      Possessive adjective

Your understanding is good

b.      Possessive noun

Student’s understanding is good

·        -  Setelah kata penghubung atau kata depan (preposition)

( at, in, on, of. before, after, while, without, by, about, for, Think about, keep on, wait for, etc )

Examples :

-          Your mother usually thinks about cooking nice food

-          Keep on studying English

-          I wait for taking the bus every morning

-          After taking a bath, I go to school every morning.

Gerund juga bisa digunakan untuk menyatakan ungkapan tertentu yang menunjukkan kegiatan rekreasi dengan pola:

                                        GO GERUND

- Go camping        - Go fishing             - Go dancing

- Go shopping       - Go swimming       - Go sightseeing

Contoh:

My father and my brother usually go fishing together every month.

Catatan penting :

Bahkan beberap kata kerja bisa diikuti verb –ing atau to be + V_3, yaitu :

a     A) Need + V –ing

The flowers need watering ( bunga itu perlu penyiraman )

b      B) Need + to be V₃

The flowers need to be watered ( bunga itu perlu disiram )

Kata kerja yang sering digunakan :

No	Verb	Meaning	Examples
1.	Admit	Mengakui	She finally admitted loving me
2.	Avoid	Menghindari	We avoid coming late
3.	Can’t help	Tak tahan	I can’t help waiting for a long time
4.	Consider	Mempertimbangkan	He considered moving to Jakarta
5.	Deny	Menolak	I deny stealing your money
6.	Dislike / like	Tidak suka / suka	She likes drinking water
7.	Enjoy	Menikmati	We enjoy hanging out
8.	Finish	Menyelesaikan	Andy finished studying at university
9.	Find	Mendapati	I find a dog barking at me
10.	Keep	Meneruskan	You always keep working
11.	Start	Mulai	Chandra will start teaching
12.	Suggest	Menganjurkan	The teacher suggest me studying hard