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Gerund As A Direct Object

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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GERUND AS DIRECT OBJECTS

BY:JORDAN MCMANUS AND GWYNETH RALSTON

GERUNDS AND DIRECT OBJECTS

  • gerund: verb that acts as a noun and end in -ing
  • direct object: doer of the verb

EXAMPLE:

  • Many parents consider naming their children after family members.
  • "naming their children after family members" is the gerund phrase.
  • This gerund phrase is the object of the verb,"consider".