What are exactly Gerunds?
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A gerund is a verb in it present participle form which functions as a noun.
In simple words, a gerund is the noun form of a verb.
It's easy identifying gerunds in sentence, just look out for verbs ending in -ing and you've your answer.
For example, the gerund form of 'learn' is 'learning' .
'He enjoys learning.'
Other examples -
Swim - Swimming
'Let's go swimming.'
Read - Reading.
'I've got to do some reading for my assignment.'
Also, for negative gerunds you can add 'not' before it.
Example - Negative gerund of 'working' is 'not working' .
'Not working out is going to affect your stamina.'
In simple words, a gerund is the noun form of a verb.
It's easy identifying gerunds in sentence, just look out for verbs ending in -ing and you've your answer.
For example, the gerund form of 'learn' is 'learning' .
'He enjoys learning.'
Other examples -
Swim - Swimming
'Let's go swimming.'
Read - Reading.
'I've got to do some reading for my assignment.'
Also, for negative gerunds you can add 'not' before it.
Example - Negative gerund of 'working' is 'not working' .
'Not working out is going to affect your stamina.'
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A gerund is a verb form that ends in -ing and functions as a noun or object in a sentence or phrase. Though a gerund may look like a verb, it doesn't behave like one in a sentence.
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