Watching television does not burn many calories.

Example of gerund function as subject. For example we can use the gerund phrase being rich again with a noun function. Writing is an exchange of ideas. In the third example Jons favorite hobby is painting stones painting is the gerund.

Swimming helps me unwind. Examples of gerund phrases for each group are given below. Examples of gerunds or gerund phrases used as the subject.

In this case the whole expression gerund object can be the subject object or complement of the sentence. Smoking costs a lot of money. The italicized texts in the above examples are the gerund phrases.

Smoking is not permitted in the restaurant. In the following examples the gerund phrase is acting as the subject of the sentence. We start with the subject followed by a verb and an object which has the form of a gerund and another object.

A gerund phrase is a group of words beginning with a gerund and including any modifiers to that gerund. We start with the subject which has the form of a gerund followed by a verb. I dont like writing.

In many cases we can use either the infinitive or the gerund in addition to standard nouns. Sarah enjoyed singing three songs. More examples of gerunds as subjects include.