Swimming in the ocean has been Sharons passion since she was five years old.

Example for gerund. The subject in which the names are used in the sentence is used in the case of the object. The hardworking students admitted cheating in the math exam. Gerund Example Sentences gerunds after prepositions.

Apologizing isnt enough this time. There is utter joy in cooking. But in the example above cooking is a transitive verb that is followed by the direct object spaghetti.

We use for followed by a noun or a gerund. Therefore it is partly a noun and partly a verb. I have considered buying that phone.

Gerund with Example. Daniel quit smoking a year ago. Gerunds can act as an object following the verb.

Playing singing working doing etc. Combining the gerund example with the direct object spaghetti then forms a gerund phrase. Swimming is a good exercise.

1As a subject to a verb. Angelica should avoid drinking too much tea. Gerunds can serve as an object after a preposition.