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Functions of Gerund #1 (permalink) Mon Jun 05, 2006 5:12 am   Functions of Gerund
 

Hi teachers,

Gerund can be a subject, object of verb and object of preposition.

What are the other functions of Gerund?
Give example, please

Thanks beforehand

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Functions of Gerund #2 (permalink) Mon Jun 05, 2006 6:52 am   Functions of Gerund
 

As a natural result of its origin and development the gerund has nominal and verbal properties.Thus the nominal characteristics of gerund are as follows:the gerund can perform the function of subject,object and predicative,it can be preceded by a preposition,can be modified by a noun in the possessive case or by a possessive pronoun.
The verbal characteristics are:
The gerund of transitive verbs can take a direct object,can be modified by an adverb
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