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Bahasa Inggris 4
Madison Health & Gerund and Infinitive forms

Fakultas
Psikologi Nuryansyah Adijaya, M.Pd

Program Studi
Psikologi
Reading
Madoson Health and Request Club
Hello!
Do you enjoy1 (to play / playing) tennis, squash, racquetball?
Would you like2 (to attend / attending) aerobic, tai chi, and yoga classes?
Like most health-conscious people, you have probably considered3 (to become / becoming)
Ramember of a fitness club, but have put off4 (to take / taking) the first step because the fees
were so high. But imagine5 (to be / being) a member without having to pay outrageous prices!
With Madisons new membership rates, you can afford6 (to join / joining) a state-of-the-art health
club.
You can choose7 (to work out / working out) any day of the week between 6 a.m. and 11 p.m. And
with over 100 machines, you will avoid8 (to wait / waiting) in line.
If you decide9 (to sign / signing) up within two week of receiving this offer, we promise10 (to extend
/ extending) your annual membership by one month! Act now!
We look forward to11 (hear / hearing) from you very soon.
Best regards,

Stacey Sawyer, President and CEO

Exercise
TOEIC TIP
Use the gerund form after preposition:
After swimming, I feel refreshed.
(never After to swim)
and after verbs and expressions
followed by prepositions:
Were looking forward to playing tennis
with you.
Im interested in learning tai chi.
Identify three uses of a gerund after a
preposition in the letter above.
ACTIVE PRACTICE
With a partner, brainstorm a list of fitness activities.
Which activities are most popular in your country?
Now take turns interviewing each other about what
fitness activities you like doing.
Do you belong to a fitness club? No, but Id love to
join one.
Dou you do anything for physical exercise? Yes, I
do weightlifting at the gym.
Do you like jogging? No, I prefer walking
Listening 1
Listening 1
A. Look at the list of health professionals. What do they do? Where do they work?

doctor veterinarian

nurse surgeon

dentist Physical therapist

Eye doctor/optometrist orthodontist

pharmacist Health insurance advisor nutritionist

B. Listen to five short conversations (1-5) and write down two or three keywords from each.
Who is speaking? Where does each conversation take place?
 Listening
Listen to five short conversations (1-5) and write down two or three
keywords from each.
Who is speaking? Where does each conversation take place?

Keywords Person? Place?

1 Check-up, cleaning, molars, chew, X-ray dentist Dentists office
2
3
4
5
Gerunds

14-1 GERUNDS: INTRODUCTION

S V A gerund is the ing form of a verb used as a noun.* A gerund is
(a) Playing tennis is fun. used in the same ways as a noun, i.e., as a subject or as an object.
In (a): playing is a gerund. It used as the subject of the
S V O sentence. Playing tennis is a gerund phrase.
(b) We enjoy playing tennis. In (b): playing is a gerund used as the object of the verb
enjoy.
PREP O In (c): playing is a gerund used as the object of the
(c) Hes excited about playing tennis. preposition about.
Gerunds

GERUNDS: INTRODUCTION
S V A gerund is the ing form of a verb used as a noun.* A
(a) Playing tennis is fun. gerund is used in the same ways as a noun, i.e., as a
subject or as an object.
S V O In (a): playing is a gerund. It used as the subject of the
(b) We enjoy playing tennis. sentence. Playing tennis is a gerund phrase.
In (b): playing is a gerund used as the object of the
PREP O verb enjoy.
(c) Hes excited about playing tennis. In (c): playing is a gerund used as the object of the
preposition about.
Compare the uses of the ING

*COMPARE the uses of the ing form of verbs:

(1) Walking is good exercise.
walking = a gerund used as the subject
of the sentence.
(2) Bob and Ann are playing tennis.
playing = a present participle used as part
of the present progressive tense.
(3) I heard some surprising news.
surprising = a present participle used as
an adjective.
Using Gerunds as the Object

USING GERUNDS AS THE OBJECTS OF

PREPOSITION
(a) We talked about going to Canada for our A gerund is frequently used as the
vacation. object of a preposition.
(b) Sue is in charge of organizing the meeting.
(c) Im interested in learning more about your work.

(d) Im used to sleeping with the window open. In (d) through (g): to is a preposition, not
(e) Im accustomed to sleeping* with the window part of an infinitive form, so a gerund
open. follows.
(f) I look forward to going home next month.
(g) They object to changing their plans at this late
date.

(h) We talked about not going to the meeting, but Negative form: not preceded a gerund.
finally decided we should go.
Commaon Preposition Combinations followed by
Gerunds
COMMON PREPOSITION COMBINATIONS
FOLLOWED BY GERUNDS
be excited about doing it keep (someone) insist on doing it
be worried prevent (someone) from
doing it
prohibit (someone) be accustomed
complain stop (someone) in addition
dream be committed
talk about of doing be devoted to
it believe doing it
think be interested in doing it look forward
participate object
succeed be opposed
apologize be used
blame (someone)
forgive (someone) be accused
have an excuse for be capable
doing it for the purpose
have an reason be guilty of doing it
be responsible instead
thank (someone) take advantage
take care
be tired
Common Verbs Followed by Gerunds

COMMON VERBS FOLLOWED BY GERUNDS

Verb + gerund Gerunds are used as the object of certain verbs. In (a),
(a) I enjoy playing enjoy is followed by a gerund (playing). Enjoy is not
tennis followed by an infinitive.
INCORRECT: I enjoy to play tennis.
Common verb that are followed by gerunds are given in the
list below.

(b) Joe quit smoking. (b) and (c) have the same meaning. Some phrasal verbs*,
(c) Joe gave up smoking. e.g., give up, are followed by gerunds. These phrasal verb
are given in parentheses in the list below.
Verbs + Gerund
VERB + GERUND
enjoy quit (give up) avoid
consider
appreciate finish (get through) postpone (put off)
discuss
mind stop** delay
mention
keep (keep on)
suggest
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