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1. Gerunds and Participle

2. What is a Gerund? A gerund is a part of a sentence which looks like a verb but is a noun . That doesn’t sound like it makes sense, but it does!! We all know that a verb is an action, right? For e.g. I love to jog. But sometimes I want to talk about an action, not do it. That’s when the role of a gerund comes in. For e.g. Jogging is one of my favorite ways to exercise. I love jogging. I’m talking of jogging as an action. In other words, I’m talking about jogging as a noun or a thing . There I've used a gerund. I’ve used a word that looks like a verb, as a noun.

3. How can we identify a gerund? A gerund is formed by adding – ing to the base form of a verb. Base form: jog + ing = jogging. I love jogging. Jog is the base form. Jogging is the gerund. The reason this is confusing is because this looks a lot like the continuous form of a word. So, to recognize a gerund you need to really pay attention to how it is used in a sentence.

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5. When and how do use Gerunds? Just like nouns, gerunds can be used in different situations. They can be used as: i ) a subject ii) an object iii) after a preposition iv) after another verb

6. Using gerunds as a subject

7. Using gerunds as an object

8. Using gerunds after a preposition Prepositions that take verbs as gerunds include in spite of, there’s no point in, fed up with, can’t help, can’t stand, it’s no use, (to be) worth, etc. For e.g. In spite of studying day and night, he still managed to fail. There’s no point in wishing, it’ll never come true. I’m fed up with trying to do all things by myself. I can’t help being so tired. Its no use trying to convince me, I’m not going! Its not worth taking the risk.

9. Using gerunds after a verb Some verbs can be followed by a gerund or the to-infinitive. (verb)+ gerund (verb)+ to-infinitive For e.g. I’ll never forget watching that movie; it was truly unforgettable. Don’t forget to take your vitamins.

10. What is a Participle ? Participle is simply a word that functions as an adjective. Quick Review Verb: action word Adjective : descriptive word used to describe a noun or a thing. For e.g. the panda was happy to see the rising sun. In this sentence, the word rising is the participle because: i ) it is a verb ii) it’s being used as an adjective . Hint : participles almost always end in –ING or if it’s talking about something that happened in the past, it’ll usually end in -ed

11. Types of Participle There are two types of participles: i ) Present Participle: Present participles end in – ing . For e.g. reading, washing, making, writing, promising ii)Past Participle: Past participles end in –ed, - en , -d, -t, or –n.  For e.g. happen ed , eat en , fixe d , los t , grow n