GERUND

banyak sobat yang bingung tentang gerund (baca:jeren), padahal itu cuma as easy as pie heehee. secara sederhana, gerund bisa di sebut VERB yang di NOUNkan. nah lo ko bisa ya???

1. buat ngenalin kalo ada Ving tu gerund ato bukan kita harus tau artinya dulu soalnya kalo Ving itu punya arti SEDANG (progressive), itu bukan gerund, tapi kalo Ving itu ga punya arti SEDANG maka bisa diduga bahwa kata itu adalah gerund
2. kita lihat posisinya. (emang bisa gitu posisi menentukan prestasi hehehe kayak dikelas aja). posisi bisa kita jadiin acuan buat ngenalin tu kata gerung ato bukan coz kalo posisinya sebagai SUBJECT or OBJECT (inget, subject n object harus noun ato pronoun) udah bisa dipastiin itu gerund. misalnya READING IS MY HOOBY. selain posisi yang kayak gitu, kita juga harus merhatiin kata sebelum Ving tersebut. kalo kata sebelumnya adalah preposisi (in, on, at, of, de el el) maka bisa dipastikan kata itu adalah gerund karena ada di sala satu aturannya yaitu gerund terletak setelah preposisi. misalnya she is good AT SWIMMING.
3. nah satu lagi, sobat sobat harus peka sama yang satu ini coz kadang kadang gerund tu terbentuk setelah kata kata tertentu misalnya start, stop, finish, de el el (nanti dibahas lebih lanjut).

A gerund is a verbal that ends in -ing and functions as a noun. The term verbal indicates that a gerund, like the other two kinds of verbals, is based on a verb and therefore expresses action or a state of being. However, since a gerund functions as a noun, it occupies some positions in a sentence that a noun ordinarily would, for example: subject, direct object, subject complement, and object of preposition.

Gerund as subject:

• Traveling might satisfy your desire for new experiences. (Traveling is the gerund.)
• The study abroad program might satisfy your desire for new experiences. (The gerund has been removed.)

Gerund as direct object:

• They do not appreciate my singing. (The gerund is singing.)
• They do not appreciate my assistance. (The gerund has been removed)

Gerund as subject complement:

• My cat's favorite activity is sleeping. (The gerund is sleeping.)
• My cat's favorite food is salmon. (The gerund has been removed.)

Gerund as object of preposition:

• The police arrested him for speeding. (The gerund is speeding.)
• The police arrested him for criminal activity. (The gerund has been removed.)

A gerund phrase is a group of words consisting of a gerund and the modifier(s) and/or (pro)noun(s) or noun phrase(s) that function as the direct object(s), indirect object(s), or complement(s) of the action or state expressed in the gerund, such as:

The gerund phrase functions as the subject of the sentence.

Finding a needle in a haystack would be easier than what we're trying to do.

Finding (gerund)
a needle (direct object of action expressed in gerund)
in a haystack (prepositional phrase as adverb)

The gerund phrase functions as the direct object of the verb appreciate.

I hope that you appreciate my offering you this opportunity.

my (possessive pronoun adjective form, modifying the gerund)
offering (gerund)
you (indirect object of action expressed in gerund)
this opportunity (direct object of action expressed in gerund)

The gerund phrase functions as the subject complement.

Tom's favorite tactic has been jabbering away to his constituents.

jabbering away to (gerund)
his constituents (direct object of action expressed in gerund)

The gerund phrase functions as the object of the preposition for.

You might get in trouble for faking an illness to avoid work.

faking (gerund)
an illness (direct object of action expressed in gerund)
to avoid work (infinitive phrase as adverb)

The gerund phrase functions as the subject of the sentence.

Being the boss made Jeff feel uneasy.

Being (gerund)
the boss (subject complement for Jeff, via state of being expressed in gerund

ni list verb yang biasanya diikuti sama gerund 

1- After verbs that express likes/dislikes :

• like
• love
• enjoy
• dislike
• hate
• don't mind
• can't stand
• can't bear

Example:

" I like playing soccer but I hate boxing."

2- After certain other verbs,  such as : 

• admit
• appreciate
• allow
• avoid
• advise
• consider
• deny
• delay
• understand
• finish
• fancy
• go (in go swimming)
• involve
• keep
• mention
• mind
• stop
• waste time/money
• imagine
• involve
• keep (on)
• mention
• miss
• postpone
• permit
• practice
• suggest
• resist
• reject
• risk
• can't help
• can't stand

Example:

" I suggest going to the theater."

3- After prepositions :  

interested in ...   
instead of ...
good at ...
before ...
after ...

Example:

"I am interested in collecting stamps."
"After playing football I drank an orange juice".

4- After certain expressions :

it's no use ...
it's no good ...
there's no point in ...
I can't help...
I don't mind...
I can't stand/bear...

Example:

" It's no use convincing him to revise his lessons. He's so stubborn."