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Not to be confused with the Gerundive.
A gerund (/ˈdʒɛrənd, -ʌnd/[1] abbreviated GER) is a verb form that functions as a noun. Although similar to a verbal noun, the two are not identical, as a gerund retains properties of a verb, whereas a verbal noun does not; in English this is most evident in the fact that a gerund can be modified by an adverb and can take a direct object. The term "-ing form" is often used in English to refer to the gerund specifically. Traditional grammar made a distinction within -ing forms between present participles and gerunds, a distinction that is not observed in such modern, linguistically informed grammars as A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language and The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language.
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1 Traditional use of the term
2 Latin gerund
2.1 Form
2.2 Function
3 Gerunds in various languages
4 Gerunds in English
4.1 Formation
4.2 Examples of use
4.3 Distinction from other uses of the -ing form
4.4 Roles of "gerund" clauses in a sentence
4.5 "Gerund" clauses with a specified subject
4.6 Verb patterns classified as "gerund" use
4.6.1 Verbs followed by "gerund" pattern
4.6.1.1 Pattern 4a: I remember seeing her
4.6.1.2 Pattern 5a: She kept coming
4.6.1.3 Pattern 4b: I remember her coming.
4.6.1.4 Pattern 5b: We kept her coming
4.6.1.5 Pattern 6a: She ended up coming
4.6.1.6 Pattern 6b: She wasted time coming
4.6.2 Verbs followed by either "gerund" or to-infinitive pattern
4.6.2.1 Patterns 4a and 3a: I remember seeing her and She remembered to come
4.6.2.2 Patterns 4a, 4b, 3a and 3b: I remember coming, She remembered to come, I remember her coming and I reminded her to come
4.6.2.3 Patterns 4a and 3b: I remember coming and I reminded her to come
4.6.2.4 Patterns 4b and 3b: I remember her coming and I reminded her to come
4.6.2.5 Patterns 5a and 3a: She kept coming and She remembered to come
4.6.3 Verbs followed by either "gerund" or bare infinitive pattern
4.6.3.1 Patterns 4b and 2: I remember her coming and I saw her come
4.7 Borrowings of English -ing forms in other languages
5 In popular culture
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
Traditional use of the term[edit]
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The Latin gerund is used in a restricted set of syntactic contexts, to denote the sense of the verb in isolation after certain prepositions, and in certain uses of the genitive, dative and ablative cases. It is very rarely combined with dependent sentence elements such as Object. To express such concepts, the construction with the adjectival gerundive is preferred. By contrast, the term gerund has been used in the grammatical description of other languages to label verbal nouns used in a wide range of syntactic contexts and with a full range of clause elements.
Thus, in English, the term gerund is used for an -ing form used in non-finite clauses such as playing on computers . This is not a normal use of the Latin gerund. Moreover, the clause may function within a sentence as subject or object, which is impossible for a Latin gerund.
Playing on computers is fun. (-ing clause as Subject)
I like playing on computers (-ing clause as Object)
The contrast with the Latin gerund is also clear when the clause consists of a single word.
Computing is fun. (so-called "gerund" as Subject)
I like computing (so-called "gerund" as Object)
Latin never uses the gerund in this way, since the infinitive is available.[2]
Traditional English grammar distinguishes non-finite clauses used as above from adverbial use, adjective-like modification of nouns, and use in finite progressive (continuous) forms
Playing on computers, they whiled the day away.
The boys playing on computers are my nephews.
They are always playing on computers.
In these uses playing is traditionally labelled a participle.
Traditional grammar also distinguishes -ing forms with exclusively noun properties as in
I work in that building contrast so-called "gerund" I like building things
That is a good painting contrast so-called "gerund" I like painting pictures
Her writing is good contrast so-called "gerund" I like writing novels
The objection to the term gerund in English grammar is that -ing forms are frequently used in ways that do not conform to the clear-cut three-way distinction made by traditional grammar into gerunds, participles and nouns.
Latin gerund[edit]
Further information: Latin syntax § The gerund, and Latin conjugation § Gerund
Form[edit]
The Latin gerund is a form of the verb. It is composed of:
the infectum stem (the stem used to form Present and Imperfect tense forms)
a vowel appropriate to the verb class or conjugation of the verb
the suffix -nd-
a nominal Inflectional ending
For example,
laud- -a- -nd- -um, -ī, -ō First conjugation laudandum 'the act of praising'
mon- -e- -nd- -um, -ī, -ō Second conjugation monendum 'the act of warning'
leg- -e- -nd- -um, -ī, -ō Third conjugation legendum 'the act of reading'
capi- -e- -nd- -um, -ī, -ō Third conjugation capiendum 'the act of taking'
audi- -e- -nd- -um, -ī, -ō Fourth conjugation audiendum 'the act of hearing'
Related gerundive forms are composed in a similar way with adjectival inflexional endings.
Function[edit]
The four inflections are used for a limited range of grammatical functions[3]
Case
Function
Example
Translation
Notes
Nominative Subject no example infinitive used
Accusative Object no example infinitive used
After preposition canes alere ad venandum[4] 'to rear dogs for hunting' after ad, in, ob and occasionally other prepositions
Genitive Modifying abstract noun pugnandi tempus 'time for (lit. of) fighting' nouns include occasio, tempus, causa, gratia
Dative Expressing purpose auscultando operam dare 'apply effort to listening' after verbs e.g. studeo, operam dare and adjectives e.g. natus, optimus
Ablative Instrumental pugnando cepimus 'we took by fighting' became undistinguishable from participle use, thus providing the gerundio forms in Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese, which are used instead of forms derived from Latin present participles
These functions could be fulfilled by other abstract nouns derived from verbs such as vẽnãtiõ 'hunting'. Gerunds are distinct in two ways.
Every Latin verb can regularly form a gerund
A gerund may function syntactically in the same way as a finite verb. Typically the gerund of a finite verb may be followed by a direct object e.g. ad discernendum vocis verbis figuras 'for discerning figures of speech', hominem investigando opera dabo 'I will devote effort to investigating the man'.
However, this was a rare construction. Writers generally preferred the gerundive construction e.g. res evertendae reipublicae 'matters concerning the overthrow of the state' (literally 'of the state being overthrown').
When grammars of languages such as English came to be written based on works of Latin grammar, the term gerund was used to label non-finite verb forms with these two properties.
Gerunds in various languages[edit]
Meanings of the term gerund as used in relation to various languages are listed below.
Latin has the non-finite gerundium, formed with in -andum, -endum and noun inflexions. It is used as the syntactic equivalent to a noun, except in the Nominative and Accusative cases, where the infinitive was used. In particular the Ablative case forms (-ando, -endo) were used adverbially. Latin grammars written in English use the form gerund.[5] See the section above for further detail.
Several Romance languages have inherited the form, but without case inflections. They use it in primarily in an adverbial function, comparably to the Latin ablative use. The same form may be used in an adjectival function and to express progressive aspect meaning. These languages do not use the term present participle. Grammars of these languages written in English may use the form gerund.
Italian gerundio: stem form + -ando or -endo
Spanish gerundio: stem form + -ando or -iendo
Portuguese gerúndio: stem form + -ando or -endo
Romanian gerunziu: stem form + -ând or -ind
Catalan and French have inherited not the gerund form but the Latin present participle form in -nt.
Catalan gerundi: stem form + -ant or -ent
French stem form + -ant. French grammar maintains a distinction between:
participe présent when the form is used adjectivally, and may be inflected for gender and number.
gérondif when the form is used adverbially, without inflection, generally after the preposition en. In Modern French, the gérondif cannot be used to express progressive meaning.
Grammars of French written in English may use the forms gerundive and present participle.
In the earliest stages of the West Germanic languages, the infinitive was inflected after a preposition. These dative and, more rarely, genitive case forms are sometimes called gerundium or gerund or West Germanic gerund.[6][7]
Old English to berenne (to bear) dative of beran
Old High German zi beranne dative of beran
Old Saxon berannia dative of beran
Old Frisian beranne
The modern continental successor languages German and Dutch have preserved a few vestiges of these forms, which are sometimes termed gerundium.
Frisian preserves the original distinction, e.g. West Frisian freegje ("ask") - te freegjen
English has no vestige of the West Germanic gerund. Traditional grammar uses the term gerund for the -ing form of a verb when it is used as a noun (for example, the verb reading in the sentence "I enjoy reading.").[8] See the sections below for further detail.
In Arabic, it refers to the verb's action noun, known as the masdar form (Arabic: المصدر). This form ends in a tanwin and is generally the equivalent of the -ing ending in English.
In Persian, it refers to the verb's action noun, known as the ism-masdar form (Persian: اسم مصدر).
In Hebrew, it refers either to the verb's action noun, or to the part of the infinitive following the infinitival prefix (also called the infinitival construct).
In Hungarian, it practically refers to the verbal noun, formed by appending a suffix. Common suffixes are -ás (adás, giving), -és (kérés, asking).
In Japanese, it designates verb and verbals adjective forms in dictionary form paired with the referral particle no, which turns the verbal into a concept or property noun, or also can refer to the -te form of a verb.
In Korean, it refers to the word '것'('thing') modified by the adjective form of the verb.
In Macedonian, it refers to the verb noun formed by adding the suffix -јќи (-jki) to the verb form, like in јаде (jade, he eats) — јадејќи (jadejki, while eating).
In Turkish, it refers to a large number of verb endings subject to vowel harmony and sometimes used in conjunction with postpositions. Turkish gerunds may act as an adverb or constitute a part of an (adverbial) clause.
In Polish, it refers to the verbal noun, formed by appending a suffix. Common suffixes are -anie (pływanie, swimming), -enie (jedzenie, eating).
In Russian, it translates the term деепричастие (deepriʧastije) an adverbial participle formed with the suffixes -я (-ja) Present; -в (-v) or -вши (-vʃi) Past.
In other languages, it may refer to almost any non-finite verb form; however, it most often refers to an action noun, by analogy with its use as applied to English or Latin.
Gerunds in English[edit]
In traditional grammars of English, the term gerund is used to label an important use of the form of the verb ending in -ing (for details of its formation and spelling, see English verbs). Other important uses are termed participle (used adjectivally or adverbially), and as a pure verbal noun.
An -ing form is termed gerund when it behaves as a verb within a clause (so that it may be modified by an adverb or have an object); but the resulting clause as a whole (sometimes consisting of only one word, the gerund itself) functions as a noun within the larger sentence.
For example, consider the sentence "Eating this cake is easy." Here, the gerund is the verb eating, which takes an object this cake. The entire clause eating this cake is then used as a noun, which in this case serves as the subject of the larger sentence.
An item such as eating this cake in the foregoing example is an example of a non-finite verb phrase; however, because phrases of this type do not require a subject, it is also a complete clause. (Traditionally, such an item would be referred to as a phrase, but in modern linguistics it has become common to call it a clause.) A gerund clause such as this is one of the types of non-finite clause. The structure may be represented as follows:
Subject Verb Complement
STRUCTURE OF SENTENCE Eating this cake is easy
(no subject) Verb Object
STRUCTURE OF NON-FINITE CLAUSE eating this cake
Formation[edit]
Non-finite verb forms ending in -ing, whether termed gerund or participle may be marked like finite forms as Continuous or Non-continuous, Perfect or Non-perfect, Active or Passive. Thus, traditional grammars have represented the gerund as having four forms — two for the active voice and two for the passive:[9]
Active
Passive
Present or Continuous Loving Being loved
Perfect Having loved Having been loved
The same forms are available when the term participle is used.
Examples of use [edit]
The following sentences illustrate some uses of gerund clauses, showing how such a clause serves as a noun within the larger sentence. In some cases, the clause consists of just the gerund (although in many such cases the word could equally be analyzed as a pure verbal noun).
Swimming is fun. (gerund as subject of the sentence)
I like swimming. (gerund as direct object)
I never gave swimming all that much effort. (gerund as indirect object)
Eating biscuits in front of the television is one way to relax. (gerund phrase as subject)
Do you fancy going out? (gerund phrase as direct object)
On being elected president, he moved with his family to the capital. (gerund phrase as complement of a preposition)
Using gerunds of the appropriate auxiliary verbs, one can form gerund clauses that express perfect aspect and passive voice:
Being deceived can make someone feel angry. (passive)
Having read the book once before makes me more prepared. (perfect)
He is ashamed of having been gambling all night. (perfect progressive aspect)
For more detail on when it is appropriate to use a gerund, see Verb patterns classified as gerund use below, and also §§ Uses of English verb forms and Gerund.
Distinction from other uses of the -ing form[edit]
In traditional grammars, gerunds are distinguished from other uses of a verb's -ing form: the present participle (which is a non-finite verb form like the gerund, but is adjectival or adverbial in function), and the pure verbal noun or deverbal noun.
The distinction between gerund and present participles is not recognised in modern reference grammars, since many uses are ambiguous.[10][11]
Roles of "gerund" clauses in a sentence[edit]
Non finite -ing clauses may have the following roles in a sentence:[12]
Role
Example
A Subject Eating cakes is pleasant.
B Extraposed subject It can be pleasant eating cakes.
C Subject Complement What I'm looking forward to is eating cakes
D Direct object I can't stop eating cakes.
E Prepositional object I dreamt of eating cakes.
F Adverbial He walks the streets eating cakes.
G Part of noun phrase It's a picture of a man eating cakes.
H Part of adjective phrase They are all busy eating cakes.
I Complement of preposition She takes pleasure in eating cakes.
In traditional grammars the term gerund is not used for roles F, G, and H.
Thus
1. John suggested asking Bill.
Subject Verb Object
STRUCTURE OF SENTENCE John suggested asking Bill Role D object — traditionally asking is a "gerund"
(no subject) Verb Object
STRUCTURE OF NON-FINITE CLAUSE asking Bill

2. I heard John asking Bill.
Subject Verb Object
STRUCTURE OF SENTENCE I heard John asking Bill Role G adverbial — traditionally asking is a "participle"
Subject Verb Object
STRUCTURE OF NON-FINITE CLAUSE John asking Bill

3. Playing football is enjoyable
Subject Verb Complement
STRUCTURE OF SENTENCE Playing football is enjoyable Role A subject — traditionally playing is a "gerund"
(no subject) Verb Object
STRUCTURE OF NON-FINITE CLAUSE playing football

4. Her playing of the Bach fugues was inspiring.
Subject Verb Complement
STRUCTURE OF SENTENCE Her playing
of the Bach
fugues was inspiring
Possessive Head Postmodifier
STRUCTURE OF NOUN PHRASE Her playing of the Bach fugues Noun phrase, not clause — playing is a verbal noun
(also termed deverbal noun)
For more details and examples, see -ing: uses.
"Gerund" clauses with a specified subject [edit]
In traditional grammars, a grammatical subject has been defined in such a way that it occurs only in finite clauses, where it is liable to 'agree' with the 'number' of the finite verb form. Nevertheless, non-finite clauses imply a 'doer' of the verb, even if that doer is indefinite 'someone or something'. For example,
We enjoy singing. (ambiguous: somebody sings, possibly ourselves)
Licking the cream was a special treat (somebody licked the cream)
Being awarded the prize is a great honour (someone is or may be awarded the prize)
Often the 'doer' is clearly signalled
We enjoyed singing yesterday (we ourselves sang)
The cat responded by licking the cream (the cat licked the cream)
His heart is set on being awarded the prize (he hopes that he himself will be awarded the prize)
Meg likes eating apricots (Meg herself eats apricots)
However, the 'doer' may not be indefinite or already expressed in the sentence. Rather it must be overtly specified, typically in a position immediately before the non-finite verb
We enjoyed them singing.
The cat licking the cream was not generally appreciated.
We were delighted at Paul being awarded the prize.
The 'doer' expression is not the grammatical subject of a finite clause, so objective them is used rather than subjective they.
Traditional grammarians may object to the term subject for these 'doers'. And prescriptive grammarians go further, objecting to the use of forms more appropriate to the subjects (or objects) of finite clauses. The argument is that this results in two noun expressions with no grammatical connection. They prefer to express the 'doer' by a possessive form, such as used with ordinary nouns:
We enjoyed their singing. (cf their voices, their attempt to sing)
The cat's licking the cream was not generally appreciated. (cf the cat's purr, the cat's escape)
We were delighted at Paul's being awarded the prize. (cf Paul's nomination, Paul's acceptance)
The possessive construction with -ing clauses is actually very rare in present-day English. Works of fiction show a moderate frequency, but the construction is highly infrequent in other types of text.[13]
Prescriptivists do not object when the non-finite clause is used to modify a noun phrase
I saw the cat licking the cream.
The sense of the cat as notional subject of licking is disregarded. Rather they see the cat as exclusively the object of I saw The modifying phrase licking the cream is therefore described as a participle use.
Henry Fowler claims that the use of a non-possessive noun to precede a gerund arose as a result of confusion with the above usage with a participle, and should thus be called fused participle[14] or geriple.[15]
It has been claimed that if the prescriptive rule is followed, the difference between the two forms may be used to make a slight distinction in meaning:
The teacher's shouting startled the student. (shouting is a gerund, the shouting startled the student)
The teacher shouting startled the student. (shouting can be interpreted as a participle, qualifying the teacher; the teacher startled the student by shouting)
I don't like Jim's drinking wine. (I don't like the drinking)
I don't like Jim drinking wine. (I don't like Jim when he is drinking wine)
However, Quirk et al. show that the range of senses of -ing forms with possessive and non-possessive subjects is far more diverse and nuanced:[16]
Sentence
Meaning
The painting of Brown is as skilful as that of Gainsburgh. a. 'Brown's mode of painting'
b. 'Brown's action of painting'
Brown's deft painting of his daughter is a delight to watch. 'It is a delight to watch while Brown deftly paints his daughter.'
Brown's deftly painting his daughter is a delight to watch. a. 'It is a delight to watch Brown's deft action of painting.'
b. 'It is a delight to watch while Brown deftly paints.'
I dislike Brown's painting his daughter. a. "I dislike the fact that Brown paints his daughter.'
b. 'I dislike the way that Brown paints his daughter.'
I dislike Brown painting his daughter. 'I dislike the fact that Brown paints his daughter (when she ought to be at school).'
I watched Brown painting his daughter. a. 'I watched Brown as he painted his daughter.'
b. 'I watched the process of Brown('s) painting his daughter.'
Brown deftly painting his daughter is a delight to watch. a. 'It is a delight to watch Brown's deft action of painting his daughter'
b. 'It is a delight to watch while Brown deftly paints his daughter.'
These sentence exemplify a spectrum of senses from more noun-like to more verb--like. At the extremes of the spectrum they place
at the noun end (where possessive Brown's unmistakably expresses ownership) :
Noun phrase
Meaning
some paintings of Brown's a. 'some paintings that Brown owns'
b. 'some paintings painted by Brown'
Brown's paintings of his daughters a. paintings depicted his daughter and painted by him'
b. 'paintings depicting his daughter and painted by somebody else but owned by him'

and at the verb end (where Brown's would clearly be impossible):
Sentence
Meaning
Painting his daughter, Brown noticed that his hand was shaking. 'while he was painting'
Brown painting his daughter that day, I decided to go for a walk. 'since Brown was painting his daughter'
The man painting the girl is Brown. 'who is painting'
The silently painting man is Brown. 'who is silently painting'
Brown is painting his daughter.
In some cases, particularly with a non-personal subject, the use of the possessive before a gerund may be considered redundant even in quite a formal register. For example, "There is no chance of the snow falling" (rather than the prescriptively correct "There is no chance of the snow's falling").
Verb patterns classified as "gerund" use[edit]
The term gerund is used to describe certain uses of -ing clauses as 'complementation' of individual English verbs, that is to say the choice of class that are allowable after that word.
The principal choices of clauses are
Clause type Example Subject of clause Possessive Passive equivalent
1. finite I remember that she came. overt grammatical subject she impossible That she came is remembered.— more frequent: It is remembered that she came.
2. bare infinitive I saw her come. her acts as object of saw and subject of come impossible not possible
3a. to-infinitive without subject She remembered to come. notional subject 'understood' as identical to she n.a. not possible
3b. to-infinitive with subject I reminded her to come. her acts as object of reminded and subject of to come impossible She was reminded to come.
4a. -ing without subject I remember seeing her come. notional subject 'understood' as identical to I n.a. rare but possible: Seeing her come is remembered.
4b. -ing with subject I remember her coming. her acts as object of remember and subject of coming possible rare but possible: Her coming is remembered.
5a . -ing without subject She kept coming. notional subject 'understood' as identical to she n.a. not possible
5b. -ing with subject We kept her coming. her acts as object of kept and subject of coming impossible She was kept coming.
6a. -ing without subject She ended up coming. notional subject 'understood' as identical to she n.a. not possible
6b. -ing without subject She wasted time coming. notional subject 'understood' as identical to she n.a. Her time was wasted coming.
The term gerund is applied to clauses similar to [4a] and [4b].
In [6a] and [6b] coming is related to the so-called participle use as an adverbial.
in [5a] and [5b] the verbs kept and coming refer to the same event. Coming is related to the progressive aspect use in She is coming.
Verbs such as start and stop, although similar to verbs like keep,[17] are generally classified with verbs like remember. Therefore, She started coming is termed a gerund use.
The proposed test of passivisation to distinguish gerund use after remember from participle use after keep fails with sentences like [5b].
The proposed test of possible possessive subject successfully distinguishes [4b] (traditional gerund) from [5b] (traditionally participle).
The variant * We kept Jane's coming is not grammatically acceptable.
The variant I remember Jane's coming is acceptable — indeed required by prescriptive grammarians
Verbs followed by "gerund" pattern[edit]
Historically, the -ing suffix was attached to a limited number of verbs to form abstract nouns, which were used as the object of verbs such as like. The use was extended in various ways: the suffix became attachable to all verbs; the nouns acquired verb-like characteristics; the range of verbs allowed to introduce the form spread by analogy first to other verbs expressing emotion, then by analogy to other semantic groups of verbs associated with abstract noun objects; finally the use spread from verbs taking one-word objects to other semantically related groups verbs.[18]
The present-day result of these developments is that the verbs followed by -ing forms tend to fall into semantic classes. The following groups have been derived from analysis of the commonest verbs in the COBUILD data bank:[19]
Pattern 4a: I remember seeing her[edit]
'LIKE' AND 'DISLIKE' GROUP
adore, appreciate, (cannot|) bear, (not) begrudge, detest, dislike, (cannot) endure, enjoy, hate, like, loathe, love, (not) mind, mind, prefer, relish, resent, (cannot) stand, (cannot) stomach, (not) tolerate, take to
dread, (not) face. fancy, favour, fear, look forward to
'CONSIDER' GROUP
anticipate, consider, contemplate, debate, envisage, fantasise, imagine, intend, visualise
'REMEMBER' GROUP
forget, miss, recall, recollect, regret, remember, (cannot) remember
'RECOMMEND' GROUP
acknowledge, admit, advise, advocate, debate, deny, describe, forbid, mention, prohibit, propose, recommend, report, suggest, urge
'INVOLVE' GROUP
allow, entail, involve, justify, mean, necessitate, permit, preclude, prevent, save
'POSTPONE' GROUP
defer, delay, postpone, put off
'NEED' GROUP
deserve, need, require, want
'RISK' GROUP
chance, risk
OTHERS WITH -ING OBJECT
discourage, encourage, endure, mime, practise, get away with, go into. go towards, go without, play at
Pattern 5a: She kept coming[edit]
In addition, the COBUILD team identifies four groups of verbs followed by -ing forms that are hard to class as objects. In the verb + -ing object construction the action or state expressed by the verb can be separated from the action or state expressed by the -ing form. In the following groups, the senses are inseparable, jointly expressing a single complex action or state. Some grammarians do not recognise all these patterns as gerund use.[20]
'START' AND 'STOP' GROUP
begin, cease, come, commence, continue, finish, get, go, (not) go, keep, quit, resume, start, stop, burst out, carry on, fall about, fall to, give over, give up, go about, go around/round, go on, keep on, leave off, take to
'AVOID' GROUP
avoid, (not) bother, escape, evade, forbear, omit, (cannot) resist, shun, hold off
'TRY' GROUP
chance, risk, try
'GO RIDING' GROUP
come, go
Pattern 4b: I remember her coming.[edit]
Verbs with this pattern do not normally allow the 'subject' of the -ing clause to be used in an equivalent passive construction such as *She is remembered coming.
The COBUILD Guide analyses her coming as the single object of I remember.
Many of the verbs that allow pattern 4a (without object) also allow this pattern.
'LIKE' GROUP (verbs from the above 'LIKE' AND 'DISLIKE', 'DREAD AND LOOK FORWARD TO', 'CONSIDER' and 'REMEMBER' groups)
anticipate, envisage, appreciate, (cannot) bear, (not) begrudge, contemplate, dislike, dread, envisage, fear, forget, hate, (will not) have, imagine, like, (not) mind, picture, recall, recollect, remember, (not) remember, resent, see, stand, tolerate, visualise, want, put up with
'REPORT' GROUP (subset of the above 'RECOMMEND' GROUP)
describe, mention, report
'ENTAIL' GROUP (subset of the above 'INVOLVE' GROUP)
entail, involve, justify, mean, necessitate
'STOP' GROUP (subset of the above 'START' AND 'STOP' GROUP)
avoid, preclude, prevent, prohibit, resist, save, stop
'RISK' GROUP (identical with above)
chance, risk
Pattern 5b: We kept her coming[edit]
In contrast to Pattern 4b, these verbs allow the 'subject' of the -ing clauses to be used in an equivalent passive construction such as She was kept coming.
The COBUILD guide analyses her coming as a string of two objects of We kept:– (1)her and (2)coming.
'SEE' GROUP
catch, feel, find, hear, notice, observe, photograph (usually passive), picture (usually passive), see, show, watch
'BRING' GROUP
bring, have, keep, leave, send, set
Pattern 6a: She ended up coming[edit]
These verbs refer to starting, spending or ending time.
The following -ing form is an adverbial, traditionally classed as a participle rather than a gerund.
die, end up, finish up, hang around, start off, wind up
Pattern 6b: She wasted time coming[edit]
These verbs also relate to time (and, by extension, money). The object generally expresses this concept.
However, the object of busy or occupy must be a reflexive pronoun e.g. She busied herself coming.
The following -ing form is an adverbial, generally classed as a participle rather than a gerund.
begin, busy, end, finish, kill, occupy, pass, spend, start, take, waste
Verbs followed by either "gerund" or to-infinitive pattern[edit]
Like the -ing suffix, the to-infinitive spread historically from a narrow original use, a prepositional phrase referring to future time. Like the -ing form it spread to all English verbs and to form non-finite clauses. Like the -ing form, it spread by analogy to use with words of similar meaning.
A number of verbs now belong in more than one class in their choice of 'complementation'.
Patterns 4a and 3a: I remember seeing her and She remembered to come[edit]
Verbs in both 'START' AND 'STOP' (-ing) GROUP and 'BEGIN' ('to+infinitive) GROUPS
begin, cease, come, commence, continue, get, start,
Also go on — with different meanings
She went on singing — 'She continued singing'
She went on to sing — 'Afterwards, she sang'
She went on at me to sing — 'She nagged me to sing' (i.e. that I should sing)
Superficially, stop appears to be used in the 3a (to-infinitive) pattern
She stopped to sing — 'She stopped in order to sing'
However, the phrase to sing is quite separate and separable
She stopped for a moment to sing
She stopped what she was doing to sing
And the phrase may be used in all manner of sentences
She travelled to Paris to sing
She abandoned her husband and her children to sing
Verbs in both 'DREAD' AND LOOK FORWARD TO' (-ing) GROUP and 'HOPE' ('to+infinitive) GROUPS
dread, fear
Verb in both 'CONSIDER' (-ing) GROUP and 'HOPE' ('to+infinitive) GROUPS
intend
Verb in both 'REMEMBER' (-ing) GROUP and 'MANAGE' ('to+infinitive) GROUPS
remember — with different meanings
I remembered going —'I remembered that I had previously gone'
I remembered to go —'I remembered that I had to go, so I did go'
Verbs in both 'NEED' (-ing) GROUP and 'NEED' ('to+infinitive) GROUPS
deserve, need
Patterns 4a, 4b, 3a and 3b: I remember coming, She remembered to come, I remember her coming and I reminded her to come[edit]
Verbs in both 'LIKE AND DISLIKE' (-ing) and WITH OBJECT (to-infinitive) GROUPS
hate, like, love, prefer
Unlike other Pattern 3b verbs, the object is indivisible
He hates his wife to stand out in a crowd does not mean He hates his wife
With would there is often a difference of meaning
I like living in Ambridge — 'I live in Ambridge, and I like it'
I would like to live in Ambridge — 'I don't live in Ambridge, but I have a desire to live there in the future'
I would like living in Ambridge — 'I don't live in Ambridge, but if I ever did live there, I would enjoy it'
There is an apparent similarity between
I like boxing — 'I box and I enjoy it'
I like boxing — 'I watch other people boxing and I enjoy it'
However, only the former meaning is possible with an extended non-finite clause
I like boxing with an experienced opponent — 'I like it when I box with an experienced opponent'
Patterns 4a and 3b: I remember coming and I reminded her to come[edit]
Verbs in both 'RECOMMEND' (-ing) and 'TELL' or 'NAG' AND 'COAX'(to-infinitive) GROUPS
advise, forbid, recommend, urge
These verbs do not admit -ing Pattern 4b with a word serving as object of the RECOMMEND verb. However they can be used with a possessive 'subject' of the -ing form.
I advised leaving — 'I advised somebody (unidentified) that we (or the person or people that we have in mind) should leave'
I advised him to leave — 'I advised him that he should leave' but not *I advised him leaving
I advised his leaving — 'I advised somebody (unidentified) that he should leave
Verbs in both 'CONSIDER' (-ing) and 'BELIEVE' or 'EXPECT' (to-infinitive) GROUPS
consider, intend
Patterns 4b and 3b: I remember her coming and I reminded her to come[edit]
Verbs in both the 'SEE ' (-ing) and 'OBSERVE' (to-infinitive) GROUPS
hear, see, observe
The to-inifnitive pattern occurs in passive clauses e.g. She was seen to come.
In corresponding active clauses the bare infinitive pattern is used e.g. We saw her come.
Verbs in both the 'SEE ' (-ing) and 'BELIEVE' (to-infinitive) GROUPS
feel, find, show (usually passive)
Verb in both the 'ENTAIL' subgroup (-ing) and the 'EXPECT' (to-infinitive) GROUPS
mean — with different meanings
That means her going tomorrow — 'In that case she'll go tomorrow'
We mean her to go tomorrow — 'We intend that she'll go tomorrow'
She's meant to be here tomorrow — 'It is intended that she'll be here tomorrow'
She's meant to be here now — 'It was intended that she should be here now, but she isn't'
Patterns 5a and 3a: She kept coming and She remembered to come[edit]
Verb in both the 'TRY' (-ing) and 'TRY' (to-infinitive) GROUPS
try — with different meanings
She tried leaving — 'She left in order to see what might happen (or how she might feel)'
She tried to leave — 'She attempted to leave'
Verbs followed by either "gerund" or bare infinitive pattern[edit]
Patterns 4b and 2: I remember her coming and I saw her come[edit]
Verb in both the 'SEE ' (-ing) and 'SEE' (bare infinitive) GROUPS
feel. hear, notice, see,watch
These patterns are sometimes used to express different meanings
I saw him leaving — 'I saw him as he was leaving'
I saw him leave — 'I saw him as he left'
Borrowings of English -ing forms in other languages[edit]
English verb forms ending in -ing are sometimes borrowed into other languages. In some cases, they become pseudo-anglicisms, taking on new meanings or uses not found in English. For instance, camping means "campsite" in many languages, while parking often means a car park. Both these words are treated as nouns, with none of the features of the so-called "gerund" in English. For more details and examples, see -ing words in other languages.
In popular culture[edit]
In the Molesworth books by Geoffrey Willans and Ronald Searle, Searle included a series of cartoons on the "private life of the gerund",[21] intended to parody the linguistic snobbery of Latin teachers' striving after strict grammatical correctness and the difficulty experienced by students in comprehending the construction.
Owen Johnson's "Lawrenceville Stories" feature a Latin teacher who constantly demands that his students determine whether a given word is a gerund or a gerundive.
In an episode of Dan Vs., "The Ninja", after Dan's milk carton exploded from the ninja's shuriken, a teenager said to Dan "Drinking problem much?" and Dan complained that the sentence had no verb, just a gerund.[citation needed]
In Alan Bennett's play, 'The History Boys', Dakin, when flirting with Irwin, states that 'your sucking me off' is a gerund and 'would please Hector'.
See also[edit]
Gerundive
Infinitive
Non-finite verb
Participle
Verbal noun
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Wells, John C. (2008), Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.), Longman, ISBN 9781405881180
Jump up ^ Palmer, L.R. , 1954, The Latin Language, London. Faber and Faber.
Jump up ^ Palmer, L.R. , 1954, The Latin Language, London. Faber and Faber.
Jump up ^ Terence, Andria 57.
Jump up ^ Palmer 1954
Jump up ^ Prokosch, E. 1939. A Comparative Germanic Grammar. Philadelphia. Linguistic Society of America for Yale University.
Jump up ^ Harbert, Wayne. 2007 The Germanic Language. Cambridge. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 052101511-1
Jump up ^ "Merriam-Websterdefinition". WordNet 1.7.1. Retrieved 2014-03-19. A noun formed from a verb (such as the '-ing' form of an English verb when used as a noun).
Jump up ^ F T Wood, 1961, "NESFIELD'S ENGLISH GRAMMAR, COMPOSITION AND USAGE, MACMILLAN AND COMPANY LTD., p 78 "
Jump up ^ Quirk, Raymond, Sidney Greembaum, Geoffrey Leech and Jan Scartvik, 1985, A Comprehensive Grammar of Contemporary English, Longman, London ISBN 0582517346, pp 1290-1293
Jump up ^ Huddleston, Rodney and Geoffrey K Pullum, 2002, The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521431468. pp 1220-1222
Jump up ^ Biber, Douglas, Stig Johansson, Geoffrey Leech, Susan Conrad and Edward Finnegan, 1999, Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English, Harlowe, Perason Education Limited. pp 201-202.
Jump up ^ Biber et al p 750
Jump up ^ H.W. Fowler, A Dictionary of Modern English Usage, 1926
Jump up ^ Penguin guide to plain English, Harry Blamires (Penguin Books Ltd., 2000) ISBN 978-0-14-051430-8 pp.144-146
Jump up ^ Quirk et al pp 1290-1291
Jump up ^ Collins COBUILD Grammar Patterns 1: Verbs. 1996. London. Harper Collins. ISBN 0003750620. p 61
Jump up ^ Los, Bettelou. A Historical Syntax of English. 2015, Edinburgh. Edinburgh University Press. pp 129-138
Jump up ^ COBUILD (1996) pp 83-86
Jump up ^ COBUILD (1996) pp 81-82
Jump up ^ "The Private Life of the Gerund". Molesworth. Archived from the original on April 20, 2010. ; [1]
External links[edit]
Gerund at Wikibooks
The dictionary definition of gerund at Wiktionary
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The Republic of India has several official national symbols including a historical document, a flag, an emblem, an anthem, a memorial tower as well as several national heroes. All the symbols were picked up at various times. The design of the national flag was officially adopted by the Constituent Assembly just before independence, on the 24th of July in 1947.[1] There are also several other symbols including the national animal, bird, flower, fruit and tree, language and game.[2]
Contents
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1 National symbols
2 See also
3 References
4 External links
National symbols[edit]
Title
Symbol
Image
Notes
National flag Flag of India A horizontal rectangular tricolour with equally sized deep saffron at the top, white in the middle and India green at the bottom. In the center is a navy blue wheel with twenty-four spokes, known as the Ashoka Chakra. The flag is based on the Swaraj flag designed by Pingali Venkayya.[1]
National emblem National Emblem of India An adaptation of Lion Capital of Asoka at Sarnath was adopted as the National Emblem of India on 26 January 1950, the day India became a republic. Forming an integral part of the emblem is the motto inscribed below the abacus in Devanagari script: "Satyameva jayate" (English: Truth Alone Triumphs), a quote taken from Mundaka Upanishad, the concluding part of the sacred Hindu Vedas.[3]
National calendar Saka calendar Saka calendar was introduced by the Calendar Committee in 1957. Usage officially started at 1 Chaitra 1879 Saka Era, or 22 March 1957.[4]
National anthem Jana Gana Mana Jana Gana Mana by Rabindranath Tagore was officially adopted by the Constituent Assembly as the Indian national anthem on 24 January 1950.[5]
National song Vande Mataram The first two verses of Vande Mataram by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee was adopted as the National song of India in 1950. "Vande Mataram" was sung during the 1896 session of the Indian National Congress by Rabindranath Tagore.[6]
Oath of allegiance National Pledge It was written in Telugu by Pydimarri Venkata Subba Rao in 1962. Central Advisory Board on Education directed that the pledge to be sung in Schools and that this practice to be introduced by 26 January 1965.[7]
National flower Indian lotus Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) is a sacred flower and occupies a unique position in the art and mythology of ancient India and has been an auspicious symbol of Indian culture.[8]
National fruit Mango Mango (Mangifera indica) originated in India and the country is home to more than 100 varieties of the fruit.[9]
National river Ganga Ganga is the longest river of India with the most heavily populated river basin in the world. The river is revered by Hindus as the most sacred river on earth.[10]
National tree Indian banyan Indian banyan (Ficus bengalensis) root themselves to form new trees and grow over large areas. Because of this characteristic and its longevity, this tree is considered immortal and is an integral part of the myths and legends of India.[11]
National animal Royal Bengal tiger Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris), the largest carnivore is found only in the Indian subcontinent and can be found in most regions of the country.[12]
National aquatic animal River dolphin Gangetic dolphin (Platanista gangetica) is said to represent the purity of the holy Ganga River as it can only survive in pure and fresh water.[13]
National bird Indian peacock Indian peacock (Pavo cristatus) is designated as the national bird of India. A bird indigenous to the subcontinent, peacock represents the unity of vivid colours and finds references in Indian culture.[14] On February 1, 1963, The Government of India have decided to have the Peacock as the national bird of India. The decision has been taken after considering the views of the State Governments and the opinions expressed in the Press.
The question of selecting a national bird has been under consideration since the Tokyo conference of the International Council for Bird Preservation held in May 1960. This matter was taken up by the Indian Board for Wild Life and the State Governments were also asked to give their views. Some of the other birds considered for the honour were the Great Indian Bustard, the Sarus crane, the "Garuda" and the Swan (Hamsa), the strongest contender being the Great Indian Bustard.[15]
National currency Indian Rupee Indian Rupee (ISO code: INR) is the official currency of the Republic of India. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the Reserve Bank of India. The Indian rupee symbol is derived from the Devanagari consonant "र" (ra) and the Latin letter "R" was adopted in 2010.[16]
National Microbe Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus Lactobacillus delbrueckii (subsp. bulgaricus) has been announced as the National Microbe for India by Jayanthi Natarajan, India’s Minister of State for Environment and Forests on October 18, 2012 during the International Conference on ‘Biodiversity Conservation and Education for Sustainable Development - Learning to Conserve Biodiversity in a Rapidly Changing World’ held at Hyderabad during CoP-11. The microbe was selected by children who had visited the Science Express Biodiversity Special, a train which has been visiting various stations across the country.
See also[edit]
Symbols of Indian states
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b "National Flag". Government of India. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
Jump up ^ "National Identity Elements of India". knowindia.gov.in. Retrieved Jan 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
Jump up ^ "State Emblem". Government of India. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
Jump up ^ "National Calendar". Government of India. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
Jump up ^ "National Anthem". Government of India. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
Jump up ^ "National Song". Government of India. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
Jump up ^ Biswas, Arabinda; Agrawal, S. P. (1 January 1986). Development of education in India: a historical survey of educational documents before and after independence. Concept Publishing Company. p. 140. ISBN 978-81-7022-066-4. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
Jump up ^ "National Flower". Government of India. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
Jump up ^ "National Fruit". Government of India. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
Jump up ^ "National River". Government of India. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
Jump up ^ "National Tree". Government of India. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
Jump up ^ "National Animal". Government of India. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
Jump up ^ "National Aquatic Animal". Government of India. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
Jump up ^ "National Bird". Government of India. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
Jump up ^ "This day, That Age Article". The Hindu. The Hindu Newspaper.
Jump up ^ "Currency Symbol". Government of India. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
External links[edit]
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