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the Gerund - Coggle Diagram
the Gerund
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Usage:
- When we talk about our likes / dislikes
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- When we express our opinions, suggest ideas
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- We talk about an action that begins, continues or ends
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- We talk about sports, hobbies or any activities in expressions with the verb go
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- Gerund is used after the construction to be + adjective + preposition
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- There are verbs after which you can use both the gerund and the infinitive (a verb with the particle to). In this case, there will be no difference in meaning.
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- Some verbs can be used with both the infinitive and the gerund, but the meaning of the sentence will be different.
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- Gerund is used after a list of verbs with prepositions (to accuse of, blame for, carry on, hear of..)
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- Adverbial Modifiers of time
After leaving box class, Max worked as a manager
- Adverbial Modifiers of manner
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- Compound nominal predicate, consisting of a linking verb to be
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It is a non-finite form of the verb with some noun features. It is formed by adding the suffix -ing to the stem of the verb.