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GERUND - Coggle Diagram
GERUND
Adverbal modifier
TIME. after, before, on (upon), in, at
Upon walking I found myself much recovered.
MANNER. by,in
The day was spent in packing.
ATTENDANT CIRCUMSTANCES. without
She was peaceful without knowing it.
PURPOSE. for
It was used for dancing.
CONDITION. without
He has no right to come bothering you and papa without being invited.
CAUSE. for,for fear of, owing to
I feel the better myself for having spent a good deal of my time abroad.
CONCESSION. in spite of
In spite of being busy, he did all he could to help her.
part of a compound verbal predicate
compound verbal nominal predicate
После глагола-связки to be
His hobby is playing football.
После предлогов for и against, прилагательно го worth, busy, если им предшествует глагол to be
We are for supporting his idea.
compound verbal modal predicate
После глаголов и глагольных словосочетани й, выражающих модальность: intend, can’t help
She couldn’t help laughing.
compound verbal aspect predicate
После аспектных глаголов begin, start, stop, finish, go on, continue, keep (on)
They began cooperating with our company last year
Subject
В начале
предложения
Walking fast is a good exercise.
После сказуемого, выраженного сочетаниями: be no use, be useless, be no good, be worth while
It’s no use talking to her.
Object
прямое дополнение
После глаголов avoid, give up, mind, like, hate, enjoy, prefer, excuse, risk, remember, postpone, need, want, require и др.
I hate borrowing money from neighbours.
предложное дополнение
После слов и выражений, требующих определенных предлогов: be tired of, be proud of, be fond of, be good at, be interested in, get used to, suspect smb. of, accuse smb. of, apologise for, be responsible for, be engaged in, object to и др
They spoke of testing bank accounts.
Predicative
The only remedy for such a headache as mine is going to bed.
Attribute
После существительн ых абстрактного характера с предлогами for или of: the use of, the idea of, the habit of, the pleasure of, the intention of, the aim of, the reason for и др.
Everybody recognises the importance of learning foreign languages.