GERUND AND TO INFINITE WITH EXAMPLE

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Gerund is a word that is formed from verbs with added suffix -ing and functions as noun. While invinitives is a verbal consisting of particle to and simple form of verb (bare infinitve) which can function as noun, adjective, or adverb. These two words are verbal, ie a word formed from a verb, but functioning as another part of speech, it is more common to name an action (action) or state of being.

Gerund and invinitives have several similarities, namely together formed from verbs which then switch functions to nouns in a sentence. Sometimes the use of gerunds and infinitives can also replace each other.

* As a reminder for you, gerund is a noun formed from a verb by adding the ending "-ing". To find out gerund is very easy because all gerund forms are verbs that are given the ending "-ing". For example, the gerund form of the verb "work" is "working".

GERUND SUBJECT OF SENTENCE (SEBAGAI SUBJEK KALIMAT)

Example:

·         Listening to music makes me happy.

·         Driving so fast is dangerous.

·         Smoking causes lung cancer.

GERUND COMPLEMENT (SEBAGAI KOMPLEMEN ATAU PELENGKAP KATA KERJA TO BE)

Example:

·         One of his duties is attending discussion.

·         The hardest thing about learning English is understanding the gerund.

·         One of life's pleasures is having breakfast in bed.

GERUND OBJECTIVE COMPLEMENT (SETELAH PREPOSISI)

Gerund harus digunakan saat kata kerja diletakkan setelah preposisi. Hal ini juga berlaku untuk beberapa ekspresi tertentu yang berakhir dengan preposisi, misalnya in spite of dan there's no point in.

Example:

·         Can you sneeze without opening your mouth?

·         He is good at painting.

·         She avoided him by walking on the opposite side of the road.

·         We arrived in Madrid after driving all night.

·         My father decided against postponing his trip to Hungary.

GERUND AFTER PHRASAL VERB

Kata kerja frasa atau phrasal verb tersusun dari kata kerja + preposisi atau kata keterangan.

Example:

·         When will you give up smoking?

·         She always puts off going to the dentist.

·         He kept on asking for money.

·         Jim ended up buying a new TV after his old one broke.

Ada beberapa phrasal verb yang menyertakan kata to sebagai preposisi, seperti to look forward to, to take to, to be accustomed to, to get around to, danto be used to. Anda dapat memeriksa apakah to adalah preposisi atau bagian dari infinitive. Jika Anda dapat meletakkan kata ganti it setelah kata todan membentuk kalimat yang bermakna, kata to adalah preposisi dan harus diikuti oleh gerund.

Example:

·         I look forward to hearing from you soon

·         I look forward to it.

·         I am used to waiting for buses.

·         I am used to it.

·         She didn't really take to studying English.

·         She didn't really take to it.

·         When will you get around to mowing the grass?

·         When will you get around to it?

GERUND DALAM KATA BENDA MAJEMUK

Untuk kata benda majemuk yang menggunakan gerund, sudah jelas bahwa artinya adalah kata benda, bukan kata kerja continuous. Misalnya, kata swimming pool berarti kolam untuk berenang, bukan kolam yang sedang berenang.

Example:

·         I am giving Sally a driving lesson.

·         They have a swimming pool in the hotel.

·         I bought some new motorcycles.

GERUND SETELAH BEBERAPA EKSPRESI

Gerund harus digunakan setelah ekspresi can't help, can't stand, to be worth, dan it's no use.

Example:

·         She couldn't help falling in love with him.

·         I can't stand being stuck in traffic jams.

·         It's no use trying to escape.

·         It might be worth phoning the station to check the time of the train.

Beberapa kata kerja dapat diikuti oleh gerund atau infinitive, dan hanya ada sedikit atau tidak ada perbedaan arti antara keduanya. Tautan-tautan berikut mengarahkan Anda ke halaman yang lebih detail, yang menjelaskan penggunaan dan arti berbeda dari masing-masing kata kerja.

KATA KERJA YANG DAPAT DIIKUTI OLEH GERUND, INFINITIVE, ATAU KATA BENDA

• allow
• attempt
• begin
• bother
• cease
• continue
• deserve
• neglect
• omit
• permit
• start

Example:

Ø  He began walking towards the museum.

Ø  He began to walk towards the museum.

Ø  He began her bag.

KATA KERJA YANG DAPAT DIIKUTI OLEH GERUND, INFINITIVE, KATA BENDA, ATAU THAT-CLAUSE

• fear
• hate
• like
• love
• intend
• prefer
• Recommend

Example:

Ø  I liked shadow painting.

Ø  I loved him since first grade when junior high school.

Ø  I recommend this book.