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Sultan Qaboos university
Language Skills I
LANC 1102
Outline:
Gerunds in Context (Warm up)
Explanation of Gerunds.
The difference between Gerund and verb progressive.
Affirmative and Negative of Gerunds.
Using Gerunds as the objects of prepositions.
Using Gerunds with special expressions
Common verbs followed by Gerunds
Quiz
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News Story:
Cat Tries to Pull a Fast One
on Firefighters
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Recently in Florida, a typical “Cat Avoids Getting Rescued” story had an unexpected twist. Catching a scared cat is no easy task as the firefighters from the South Florida city of Weston were well aware, but extracting a kitty from under the frame of a car in heavy rain is even harder. Firefighters tried jacking up the car and taking off a wheel, but the feline was scared of being hurt. She kept avoiding the men. At some point, the cat escaped undetected. This caused the crew to continue searching for another hour. They began by peering into the bushes and scouring a nearby parking lot. The firefighters were used to catching a kitty in a short amount of time. This was taking much too long. Eventually, they gave up trying to find the cat and headed back to the station.
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A gerund can be used as the subject of a sentence or the object of a verb.
Catching a scared kitty is no easy task.
The firefighters tried jacking up the car.
subject
object of
the verb
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A gerund can be used as the object of a preposition.
The kitty was scared of being hurt.
The firefighters were worried about hurting the kitty.
object of
preposition
object of
preposition
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The meaning of Gerunds:
Gerunds are formed by adding –ing to the simple form of the verb.
They are used in many of the same ways that infinitives are used.
In general, they refer to an action that is already happening or has been completed.
Explanation:
Verb + ing
Examples:
Let’s go walking tonight.
Eating fast food is unhealthy for our body.
Smoking causes lung cancer.
The different between gerunds and verb progressive:
Gerunds
Ex: yesterday, the boy finished swimming.
Verb progressive
Ex: the boy is swimming.
before it we can NOT use verbs to be ( is, are, was, were, am).
before it we can use verbs to be.
Affirmative/ Negative:
Affirmative gerund: verb+ -ing
Ex: I enjoy staying in bed on Sunday mornings.
Negative gerund: not+ verb+ -ing
Ex: I like not getting up early.
Using Gerunds as the objects of prepositions:
Examples:
1) I am happy about meeting you.
2) He is exhausted from staying up all night.
3) This steak is too tough for frying in butter.
NOTE: to is a preposition, not part of an infinitive form, so a gerund follows.
Ex: I am used to sleeping with the window open.
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1. Firefighters are accustomed (catch) __________ cats quickly.
2. Firefighters usually succeed (rescue) ___________ lost cats.
3. They were tired (search) _____________ for the kitty.
4. They were worried (hurt) ______________ the scared cat.
5. After 4 hours, no one would blame the firefighters (end) ___________ the search for the kitty.
6. But the firefighters insisted (find) __________ the lost cat.
PRACTICE 1 Complete each sentence with a preposition and a form of the verb in parentheses.
to catching
in rescuing
of searching
about hurting
for ending
on finding
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Five hours later, the elusive cat reappeared -- at the station, in the fire truck's rear wheel well. The firefighters were not having a good time searching for the cat. They had spent a lot of time trying to catch the cat, but they decided to give it one more try. This time, firefighters used food to try to lure the cat out. It didn’t work. The cat refused to budge, so the crew resorted to a successful three-person attack: one poked the feline gently in the backside with a stick, another used a hose to push it into an open area, so the third could grab it and pull it out. The cat was dirty but unharmed. The cat’s owner thanked them over and over for bringing his cat to safety.
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-ing form follows certain special expressions.
The firefighters were not having a good time searching for the cat.
The firefighters were not having fun searching for the cat.
have a good time
have fun
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Verb -ing
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-ing form follows certain special expressions.
They had a hard time trying to catch the cat.
have trouble/difficulty
have a hard time
have a difficult time
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-ing
They had trouble trying to catch the cat.
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VERBS WHICH CAN BE FOLLOWED BY GERUNDS:
| avoid | admit | consider | discuss | complete | delay | advise |
| dislike | begin | enjoy | start | practice | mention | finish |
| forget | love | keep | deny | mind | miss | recommend |
| postpone | recollect | resent | resist | risk | try | stop |
Examples:
I avoid going to the dentist.
I have finished working.
He admitted cheating on the test.
The doctor generally advised drinking low-fat milk.
He completed renovating the house.
He delayed doing his taxes.
He denied committing the crime.
We discussed working at the company.
