00:00Hello friends, welcome to free grammar lessons. In this lesson, we will discuss about gerunds.
00:07What they exactly are, why they are needed, and when can we use them. So let's get started.
00:15What is a gerund? When we use a verb in place of a noun, then it is called a gerund.
00:23Then I repeat, when we use a verb in place of a noun, then it is called a gerund.
00:28Now, how we can form a gerund? We add ing with verb's first form and use it as a noun.
00:38Remember this, verb's ing form can be used in two ways. First, gerund. Second, present participle form.
00:47Gerund, we use this form as a noun, while in present participle, we use it as a modifier or progressive
00:56word.
00:59In our discussion about subject and object video, we have discussed that in any sentence, subject can either be a
01:12noun or pronoun.
01:25Let's see one more example. He is the best book in the world. Here, he, which is a subject, is
01:32a pronoun.
01:33Now, looking at the examples, you can see that subject can either be a noun or pronoun.
01:40Let's look into an interesting sentence example now.
01:44Swimming is good for health.
01:47Here, what is the subject? It is swimming.
01:51Is it a noun or pronoun?
01:53No, it's a verb.
01:55Then, how we can use it as a subject?
01:58Because, just now we understood that subject can only be a noun or pronoun.
02:03Because, it no longer behaves as a verb now.
02:07Behaves as a noun now.
02:09And so, it is called a gerund.
02:13Let's look into some more examples to make it clear.
02:16Here, writing is an exchange of idea.
02:19Here, writing is a gerund which acts as a subject in the sentence.
02:25Reading helps a lot in learning new things.
02:28Here, reading is a gerund which acts as a subject in the sentence.
02:35We moved one use of gerund which is as a subject.
02:38Now, second use of gerund is as an object.
02:42And third use of gerund is as a complement of verb to be.
02:48Let's look into example where we use gerund as an object.
02:52I love dancing.
02:55Here, dancing is a gerund which acts as an object in the sentence.
03:00Mark enjoys cooking a lot.
03:03Here, he is a gerund which acts as an object in the sentence.
03:08Let's look into one more example.
03:11That is a good painting.
03:13Here, waiting is a gerund which acts as an object in the sentence.
03:19Let's look into one more use of gerund.
03:22Gerund can be used as a complement of verb to be.
03:26Now, what are to be verbs?
03:28In present, it is is, am and are.
03:33In past, it is was, were.
03:35Let's see examples of them.
03:38Kriti's favorite hobby is playing the piano.
03:42Here, playing is a gerund as it is used as a complement to the verb is, which is a to
03:50be form.
03:51Let's look into one more example.
03:53Competition is trying to do better than your opponent.
03:58Here, lying is a gerund as it is used as a complement to the verb is, which is a to
04:06be form.
04:06How we can use gerund as a complement of verb to be.
04:11All about gerund in this video.
04:13Let's quickly revise what we have learned in this lesson.
04:16Today, we discussed what exactly is a gerund.
04:20It is a verb which acts as a noun in the sentence and it is created by adding ing to
04:26verbs.
04:28Then, we discussed about three different ways in which gerund can be used.
04:34First, they can act as a subject in the sentence.
04:37Second, they can act as an object in the sentence.
04:41And the third way is use them as a complement of to be verb.
04:45That's all in this video.
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