Gerund

KINDS OF GERUND

Source : The Gerund at Glance compiled by Mrs. Atun, S.Pd.

Hi Mazbay Holic,

Sekarang kita akan masuk ke pelajaran Gerund. Mungkin sebagian ada yang telah mengetahui apa itu Gerund. Di sini akan saya ulas beberapa jenis Gerund. Untuk diketahui, bahwa materi yang saya tulis ini saya ambil dari buku yang disusun oleh guru saya sewaktu berada di Basic English Course, Mam Atun, S.Pd.

Langsung saja ke materi kita sekarang, yaitu tentang Gerund.

Gerund is the -ing form of a verb such as walking, standing, dreaming, talking, etc that is used like a noun or takes position as noun (for instance, as Subject or Object of a sentence, or after preposition). Jadi, Gerund adalah sebuah bentuk -ing dari sebuah kata kerja yang digunakan seperti noun (kata benda) atau berkedudukan sebagai noun (misalnya sebagai Subject atau Object dalam suatu kalimat, atau setelah Preposition).

e.g :

1. Eating is important.

2. I can't go to campus by walking. It's so far.

3. Do you really enjoy watching that movie?

A. Kinds of Gerund

1. Gerund as subject

Gerund disini berkedudukan sebagai Subject kalimat. Ia bertindak seperti Noun yang lain.

e.g :

1. Is studying interesting?
2. Smoking won't release the pain.
3. Reading very much helps us improve our knowledge, doesn't it?
4. Loving the chicken like him is my big mistake.
5. Jogging in the morning regularly makes the body fit.

Note: Meskipun Gerund berfungsi sebagai Noun atau berkedudukan sebagai Noun, tetapi dia masih membawa karakteristik dari Verb. Gerund masih diikuti oleh Object atau bahkan oleh Adverb seperti contoh 3, 4, 5. Gerund pada contoh 3,4,5 disebut Gerund Phrase.

2. Gerund as object

Gerund berkedudukan sebagai Object kalimat. Dia bisa menjadi Object of Preposition, Object of Certain Verbs, atau Object Complement (Complement of Sentence).

a. The Object of Preposition

e.g :

1. I'm not afraid of seeing a ghost in that weird house.
2. She always thinks about moving to a new country.
3. Who was responsible for organizing the children?
4.  Please save me from drowning in the sea!
5. No one has right of killing others.

b. The Object of Certain Verbs

Verb seperti like, enjoy, deny, avoid, admit, delay, ...etc diikuti oleh Gerund.

e.g :

1. I couldn't enjoy watching a movie last night.
2. He always denies making mistakes, doesn't he?
3. Why did they delay hiking to that mount?
4. The thief whom the police caught finally admits stealing my new car.
5. She doesn't mind helping you if you ask.

c. The Object Complement (Complement of a Sentence)

e.g :

1. My favorite sport is not surfing.
2. Is your hobby dancing?
3. One of his bad habits is having meal without paying.
4. What I want to do this time is going home.
5. Isn't your talent painting?

3. Gerund as Noun Modifier

Gerund memodifikasi Noun yang mengikutinya. Gerund kebanyakan menjelaskan tentang apa fungsi Noun itu sendiri.

e.g :

1. She just bought a new walking stick for grandfather, didn't she?
2. Is this your sleeping bag you told me last night?
3. Take that drawing pen for me!
4. Maz Bay had fixed those washing machines.
5. Who took my painting brush?
6. When did he bring back our hiking tools?

4. Gerund as Short Prohibition

Gerund juga bisa digunakan sebagai Short Prohibition (larangan singkat). Biasanya digunakan di dalam rambu yang tertulis dan ditemukan di tempat umum.

e.g :

1. No Parking
2. No Littering
3. No Hunting
4. No Feeding
5. No Climbing
6. No Hiking
7. No Smoking
8. No Bathing
9. No Scratching
10. No Fishing
11. etc.

Note :

No Parking berbeda dengan "Don't park!". "Don't park!" adalah perintah langsung.

"No parking area" bukanlah Gerund as Short Prohibition tetapi Gerund as Noun Modifier yang artinya adalah tempat yang dilarang untuk parkir.