1. The Gerunds

2. Gerund and its usage:
Gerund is the -ing form of a verb used as a noun, as a
subject or as an object.

3. Affirmative statement
1)Gerund as the subject of the sentence.
Example:
S
V
Playing tennis is fun.
Playing is a gerund

4. Examples:
2)Gerund as the Object of the sentence.
S
V
O
•We enjoy paying tennis.
Playing is a gerund.

5. 3)Gerund as the object of the preposition
about.
Example:
PREP
O
He is excited about playing tennis.
Playing is a gerund used as the object of the
preposition about.

6. 3)Gerund as the object of the preposition
about.
Example:
PREP
O
He is excited about playing tennis.
Playing is a gerund used as the object of the
preposition about.