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Gerunds

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Gerunds
Let's revise some important ideas
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How does a gerund look like?
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Ａ gerund looks like
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A. sleeping
B. sleeped
C. slept
A. sleeping
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B. sleeped
C. slept
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^{Gerund is formed by adding 'ing' to a verb}
e.g. swim + ing ; sing + ing ; cook + ing
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What is the part of speech of a gerund?
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verb
adjective
noun
adverb
verb
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adjective
noun
adverb
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When do we use gerund? (check all answers applied)
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After certain verbs like "avoid", "deny", "enjoy", "involve", "mind" and "suggest".
after certain expressions such as "I can't stand", "It's no good", "It's no use", "How about" and "There is no point".
After prepositions (e.g. for, about, before, by, apart from, and, without)
Used as the subject of a sentence. For example, "Swimming" is good for health.
After certain verbs like "avoid", "deny", "enjoy", "involve", "mind" and "suggest".
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after certain expressions such as "I can't stand", "It's no good", "It's no use", "How about" and "There is no point".
After prepositions (e.g. for, about, before, by, apart from, and, without)
Used as the subject of a sentence. For example, "Swimming" is good for health.
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'-ing'.... participle? gerund? verb?
I like swimming.
I am singing.
I like relaxing movies.
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Participle = adjective
When it is a 'present participle" in the form of "verb+ing", it plays the role of an adjective.

The song is really relaxing.
The boys like to play exciting games.
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Verb
When it goes with verb-to-be (is/am/are/was/were...), it is part of the verb.

She is sleeping.
Miss Chan has been teaching since 8.15am this morning.
The kids were paying attention.
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Gerund = noun
Having online lesson is very tiring.
We are looking forward to returning to school.
How about taking a 5-minute break?
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Watch the video clip and identify all the gerunds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-S9FNz1ZRA
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