Gerund with Example.
Example for gerund as subject. 1Swimming is my favourite sport. Gerund driving is used as the subject of the sentence. Gerund is subjectGerund is objectGerund is complement.
Smoking destroys your lungs. Smoking is not permitted in the restaurant. In this video youll learn how to use Gerunds like the Subject and Object of a sentence.
Gerunds are simply names for activities behaviors and states of mind. 4Being married will not make me happy. Swimming helps me unwind.
1As a subject to a verb. Driving fast is dangerous. She hates going out at night.
The subject o f a sentence is usually a noun or a pronoun. As you now know gerunds function as a noun. Gerunds and infinitives as subjects.
Gerund as Subject Object or Complement. Smoking is a bad habit. Therefore it is partly a noun and partly a verb.