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    MEETING X

    GERUND PHRASES
    Gerund phrases may perform all the functions.

    1. Subject of verb.
    Her cleaning the house every day is not necessary.
    2. Object of verb
    Her husband appreciates her cleaning the house every day.
    3. Object of preposition
    a. In prepositional object
    Her husband insists on her cleaning the house every day
    b. In adverbial phrase
    By cleaning the house every day she is pleasing her
    husband.
    4.Subjective complement (predicate noun)
    What her husband insists on is her cleaning the house every day.
    .
    5. Appositive
    Her husband insists on one thing-her cleaning the house every day

    6. Perfect Forms
    Active-having offered, having been offering
    Passive-having been offered
    These forms emphasize the completion of one event before
    another. In most cases the general forms are also possible.
    Example:
    I seem to remember having done this exercise before.
    After having been cleared through customs, he immediately took a
    taxi to his hotel.
    “Subject’ in Gerund Phrases
    A gerund phrase may be used without its “subject” included in
    the phrase, or it may contain a “subject” in inflected ‘s form or
    in prepositional form.
    a)The agent as a generic person (anyone, a person, people,
    etc.).
    Ex: Playing with guns is dangerous.
    b) Understood from the general context.
    Ex: He suggested eating dinner at the airport.
    c) Provided in another part of the sentence.
    Ex: On seeing the damage he had done, the child felt ashamed. (The
    agent of seeing is child, the subject of the main verb)
    d) Ex: We thanked them for making such a generous contribution. (The
    agent of making is them, the object of the main verb)
    “Subject” in Inflected Possessive Form
    Ex:
    - The girl resents her sister’s getting more attention than she does.
    - The idea of Harold’s getting a job as a traveling salesman doesn’t
    appeal to his wife.

    Informal usage, however, permits the unchanged form


    of a noun, or the object form of a personal pronoun in a
    gerund phrase after a verb or a preposition.

    Ex:
    We can’t understand them doing a thing like that.
    I don’t approve of a woman walking by herself at night
    The doctor recommended our moving to a dryer climate
    The general’s slapping a wounded soldier caused quite
    a scandal.
    Exercise:
    Replace This with a gerund phrase made from the first
    sentence.
    1. I asked the boss for a raise. This didn’t do any good.
    2. She watered the plant every day. This made them grow
    faster.
    3. He looked at me suspiciously. This made me feel
    uncomfortable.
    4. The thief returned the money. This surprised everyone.
    5. The boy drives recklessly. This can cause an accident.
    6. I asked the boss for a raise. The boss didn’t like this.
    7. She watered the plant every day. I appreciated this.
    8. He looked at me suspiciously. I couldn’t understand this.
    9.The thief returned the money. The thief admitted this.
    10.The boy drives recklessly. The boy’s parents mentioned this.

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