Gerunds

GERUNDS

Gerunds are widely used in English grammar. They may serve as the subject of a sentence, the object of a verb or a verb phrase, or the object of a preposition.

Form: -ing is attached to the base form of the verb. If the verb ends in -e, that -e is dropped in most cases.

Meaning: This is a verb form that has become a noun in function.

Uses: Since a gerund functions as a noun, it appears in most noun positions:

1.  AS THE SUBJECT OF A SENTENCE:

Unlike infinitives, gerunds are commonly used as the subject of a sentence.

Subject	Verb	Complement
Shopping with you	was	fun.
Studying English	takes up	a lot of my time.
Jogging	is	an excellent way to stay in shape.