Gerunds. What is a gerund? Gerunds function as nouns. Thus, gerunds will be subjects, subject complements, direct objects, indirect objects, and objects.

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Gerunds

What is a gerund? Gerunds function as nouns. Thus, gerunds will be subjects, subject complements, direct objects, indirect objects, and objects of prepositions. Gerunds function as nouns. Thus, gerunds will be subjects, subject complements, direct objects, indirect objects, and objects of prepositions.nounssubjectssubject complementsdirect objectsindirect objects of prepositionsnounssubjectssubject complementsdirect objectsindirect objects of prepositions Every gerund, without exception, ends in ing Every gerund, without exception, ends in ing

Difference between Gerunds and present participles Participles act as adjectives Participles act as adjectives The swimming toddler wears floats on his arms. The swimming toddler wears floats on his arms. Swimming=adject ive modifying toddler. Swimming=adject ive modifying toddler. Gerunds act as nouns Gerunds act as nouns Example: Since Francisco was five years old, swimming has been his passion. Example: Since Francisco was five years old, swimming has been his passion. Swimming = subject of the verb has been. Swimming = subject of the verb has been.

Examples  Francisco enjoys swimming more than spending time with his girlfriend Diana. Swimming = direct object of the verb enjoys.  Francisco enjoys swimming more than spending time with his girlfriend Diana. Swimming = direct object of the verb enjoys.  Francisco gives swimming all of his energy and time. Swimming = indirect object of the verb gives.  When Francisco wore dive fins to class, everyone knew that he was devoted to swimming. Swimming = object of the preposition to.