Question

To encourage productivity dell computer gives award (use gerund form of the verb underlined)​

Answer 1

to encouraging productivity

Answer 2

Answer:

To encourage productivity Dell computers gives award.

The above sentence using a gerund will be:

Dell computers encourage productivity by giving awards.

Explanation:

A gerund is a verb that 'functions as a noun'. It is a verbal noun, one that retains the 'properties of a verb'. It is generally used by adding the ending ‘ing’. Examples include dancing, singing, swimming, walking, jogging etc. The rule to spot a gerund in a sentence is as follows: It is a verb added with an ‘ing’ and 'acting as a noun'.