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Gerund
A. Pengertian
Gerund adalah kata kerja yang berfungs sebagai kata benda.
Contoh:
- I enjoy playing tennis. I enjoy play tennis” tidak benar.
- We practice speaking English every day.
- They just bought a new swimming pool.
Dalam bahasa Inggris infinitive dibentuk dari to dan kata kerja.
Contoh:
- I want to learn a new language.
- You forgot to close the door.
Kata kerja sering diikuti dengan infinitif atau gerund dan memilih yang mana yang harus digunakan memiliki beberapa kaidah tetap, tergantung utamanya pada kata kerja individual.
Kata kerja + Gerund
Berikut beberapa contoh kata kerja yang bisa diikuti dengan gerund, tetapi tidak dapat diikuti infinitif :
- admit - He admitted taking the money.
- celebrate - We celebrated winning the competition.
- deny - The government denied spending too little on education.
- dislike - I dislike complaining.
- enjoy - She enjoys meeting her friends.
- finish - I finished working there last month.
- imagine - I imagine being a waitress is a difficult job.
- keep - Where are my keys? I keep losing them.
- mind - I don’t mind waiting, we’ve got time.
- miss - I miss talking with my sisters.
- remember - Do you remember going to Italy?
- risk - Jeff’s always late. He risks losing his job.
- stop - Don’t stop singing, it’s really nice.
- suggest - I suggest having lunch first.