Gerunds are nouns derived from verbs that end in "-ing" such as swimming, eating, fishing. Gerunds have the same form as present participles but function as nouns, while present participles function as adjectives. In sentences, gerunds can serve as the subject, complement, direct object, object of a preposition, or appositive. Common examples include "swimming is good exercise" and "my favorite activity is reading." Gerunds often serve as complements to subjects, preceded by "to be" between the subject and complement.

1. Gerund adalah kata benda yang berasaldari kata kerjaditambah –ing, misalnya swimming, eating,
fishing, shopping, dancing, dan singing.Biladiperhatikan, gerund mempunyaibentuk yang samadengan
present participle, bedanya gerund berfungsisebagai kata benda, sedangkan present participle sebagai
kata sifat yang menerangkan kata benda.
Gerundis a nounderivedfrom the verbplus-ing, for exampleswimming, eating, fishing, shopping, dancing,
andsinging. When observed, gerundhas thesame form as thepresent participle,
gerunddifferenceservesas a noun, while thepresent participleas an adjectivedescribingthe noun.
Dalamkalimat, gerund berfungsisebagai:
a. subject sebagai verb
b. compliment sebagai verb
c. objeklangsung (direct object)
d. objekpreposisi (object of preposition)
e. aposisi (appositive)
In sentences, gerunds function as:
a. subject as a verb
b. compliment as a verb
c. object (direct object)
d. object of a preposition (object of preposition)
e. apposition (appositive)
Gerundasthe principalsubject ofthe sentence, for example:
Gerund sebagaisubjekpokokkalimat, contoh:
Swimming is good service.
- Your singing is very beautiful.
- Studying needs time and patience.
- Playing tennis is fun.
- Reading English is easier than speaking it.
Berenang adalahpelayanan yang baik.
-MenyanyiAnda sangatindah.
-Mempelajarimembutuhkan waktudan kesabaran.
-Bermaintenisadalah menyenangkan.
-MembacaBahasa Inggrislebih mudah daripadaberbicara itu.
Gerund sebagaipelengkapsubjekdalamkalimatbiasanyaselaludidahului to be yang terletak di antara
subject dan subjective complement, contoh:

2. Gerundas acomplement tothe subjectin a sentenceusuallyalwaysprecededto belocated between
thesubjectandsubjectivecomplement, for example:
My favorite sport is running.
- My favorite activity is reading.
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