Enjoy, appreciate, avoid, delay, mind, quit, postpone, keep, consider, like, finish, cant stand (tidak tahan), suggest, regret, admit

GERUNDI. TEORI

Gerund adalah kata kerja (verb) yang ditambahkan bentuk ing dan berfungsi sebagai kata benda (noun)Contoh : Swimming, dancing, reading, chatting, etc.Ada 3 macam gerund:1. Gerund sebagai Subject

Contoh:a. Swimming makes me healthy.

S V(Berenang membuat saya sehat)Swimming berfungsi sebagai subject.

b. Collecting stamps is fun. S V

c. Swimming and dancing are good for refreshment (berenang dan berdansa bagus untuk penyegaran)

2. Gerund sebagai ObjectKata kerja (verb) yang biasa diikuti gerund adalah :

Contoh :a. she enjoys dancing

(dia suka berdansa)

b. Do you mind helping me?(apakah kamu keberatan menolong saya?)

c. They have finished writing.(Mereka telah selesai menulis)

Dari ke 3 kalimat tersebut, dancing, helping, dan writing adalah gerund yang berfungsi sebagai kata benda (noun). Sehingga bisa ditambahkan Possessive Adjective (my, your, his, her, our, their).Contoh :

a. She enjoys Ali’s dancing.She enjoys his dancing(wanita itu menikmati berdansanya si Ali)

b. They have finished their writing.(Mereka telah menyelesaikan tulisan mereka)

3. Gerund sebagai Object of PrepositionSeperti kita ketahui, preposition adalah kata depan. Contoh : in, on, at, up, for, after, before, with, without, of, to. Preposition harus diikuti oleh Gerund (Verb + ing).Contoh :a. Thank you for coming.

For = PrepositionComing = verb + ing (gerund)

b. How about going to the cinema.About = prepositionGoing = verb + ing (gerund)

c. After studying English, we went home.After = prepositionStudying = verb + ing (gerund)

Ada beberapa Verb + Preposition yang harus diikuti Gerund :- approve of (setuju)

- afraid of (takut)- interested in (tertarik)- think about (memikirkan)- tired of (lelah)- look forward to (mengharap)- depend on (tergantung)- insist on (mendesak)- give up (menyerah)- worry about (khawatir)- fond of (suka)- object to (keberatan)- get used to (terbiasa)- get accustomed to (terbiasa)

II. SOAL1. Please don’t go. I am afraid of … by you in this big house.

a. leavingb. leavec. leftd. being lefte. leaves

2. Reza : Do you mind … here!Ikara : Not at all.

a. smokeb. my smokingc. my smoked. smokede. smokes

3. Toto’s wife doesn’t like his … too hard.a. be workingb. worksc. workingd. workede. to work

4. Baby : Sorry, I forgot … to your party last night.Dilla : No problem.

a. comingb. to comec. comesd. camee. to have come

5. In their letter, they said that they were looking forward … the news from me as soon as possible.a. to hearb. hearingc. to hearingd. heare. to have heard

6. Lisa : do you like this song?Ayu : Yes, what does this song remind you of?Lisa : … with my first boy friend.

a. to danceb. dancingc. I dancedd. To have dancede. To be dancing

7. My colleague, Mr. Reza Hamami, is not used to … a room with someone else in the dormitory.a. sharingb. sharec. have sharedd. sharede. be sharing

8. My friend, Suryana, is considering … school and working in the company right away.a. to leaveb. leavec. leftd. leavese. his leaving

9. All SMA students work hard for UN; they are looking forward to … the test with good score.a. passb. passingc. have passedd. passede. be passed

10. Don’t give up. Keep on …a. to tryb. tryc. tryingd. to have triede. be tried

11. Mirna : I thank Adi for the book he has bought for me.Asep : Really?Mirna : Yes, I appreciate … it for me.

a. to buyb. his buyingc. my buyingd. your buyinge. bought

12. Last month when I got my salary, I avoided … to the market.Usually, I spend a lot of money in the market.

a. gob. to goingc. goingd. to have gonee. went

13. My friends also don’t understand the lesson. It is no use … them.a. to askb. askc. askedd. askinge. to have asked

14. Because I like my job in Jakarta now, I reject the offer of … to Solo by my Boss.a. transferringb. transferc. to transferd. being transferrede. transferred

15. Their family has considered … together once a week.a. do sports

b. doing sportsc. to do sportsd. did sportse. have done sports

16. My friends are looking forward … a salary raise this year.a. getb. to getc. gettingd. to gettinge. to here get

17. When I was a child, I really enjoyed … with my family.a. to gatherb. gatheredc. gatherd. my gatheringe. for gathering

18. The officials object … jackets for the graduation ceremony.a. they wearb. to wearc. wored. to they wearinge. to their wearing

19. Yayat stopped … his letter because he had to leave for the hospital.a. to writeb. writingc. being writtend. writtene. to have written

20. … a new language can be very interesting.a. learnb. learnedc. learningd. to learninge. to be learning

21. She is fond …a. to swimb. swimmingc. for swimmingd. of swimminge. swam

22. Without …, we can’t be successful.a. work hardb. being work hardc. working hardd. to work harde. worked hard

23. Why do you always keep … to the Cinema with us?a. object to goingb. object to goc. objecting to god. objecting to goinge. objected to going

24. Elis : What did you avoid when you studied at the University?Yudi : … in the examination.

a. failb. failingc. to faild. to be failinge. to be failed

25. Please stop … me in the middle of a sentencea. interruptb. to interruptc. interruptingd. being interruptede. be interrupt