GERUND (कृदन्त)

 

GERUND (कृदन्त)

क्रियापदाच्या ing युक्त रूपाचा नाम म्हणून उपयोग केला असल्यास त्यास Gerund किंवा verbal Noun म्हणतात. Form of gerund is Verb + ing.

3G1. writing, reading, swimming, walking, cutting, talking, playing etc.

Gerund चे उपयोग

1) वाक्यात वाक्याचा कर्ता म्हणून gerund चा उपयोग होतो.

उदा. :

i) Swimming is a good exercise.

ii) Speaking is easier than writing.

iii) Looking after children needs a lot of patience.

iv) Smoking in the auditorium is prohibited.

2) वाक्याचा कर्म म्हणून पण gerund चा उपयोग करतात. उदा. :

i) He likes reading detective novels.

ii) Would you mind waiting for a few minutes?

iii) I hate waiting at bus stops.

3) वाक्यात शब्दयोगी अव्ययाचे (preposition) चे कर्म म्हणून gerund वापरतात. उदा. :

i) He inaugurated the school by lighting a lamp.

ii) He was fined for being drunk while driving.

iii) He is thinking of resigning his job.

iv) They resumed their journey after resting an hour.

4) वाक्यात कर्त्यांचा पूरक शब्द (Complement) म्हणून देखील वापर करतात. उदा. :

i) Talking to him is wasting time.

ii) Seeing is believing.

5) वाक्यात gerund नंतर येणाऱ्या नामाचे विशेषण म्हणून देखील याचा वापर केला जातो. उदा. :

i) He has a collection of walking sticks.

ii) He bought a new dining table.

iii) She wastes hours before her looking glass.

iv) The village has a free reading room.

वरील वाक्यांचा अर्थ काळजीपूर्वक लक्षात ठेवावा.

1) A walking stick means not a stick that walks but ‘a stick for walking.' त्याचप्रमाणे )

2) Dining table - a table for dining.

3) looking glass - a glass for looking in.

4) reading room - a room for reading. ============================================== NFINITIVE/ GERUND   Some nouns, adjecbtives and verbs are followed by ing forms. Some are followed by infinitives. This grammar exercise tests your ability to use these structures correctly.   Fill in the blanks. 1. I hate the idea ……………….. old. to get of getting of get   2. The thought ……………… never bothered him. to fail of failing to failing   3. Alka is very clever ……………….. problems. in solving to solve at solving   4. Have you got anything ………………. flies? to kill for killing for to kill   5. You can’t eat meat without …………….. an animal. to kill killing of killing   6. You must always check the oil before ……………… the vehicle. start to start starting   7. I am not used to ………………. in a major city. live living Either could be used here   8. Do you object to ……………. on weekends? work working Either could be used here   9. Be careful when you talk to him. He is inclined to ……………… his temper. lose losing Either could be used here   10. We are waiting for the guests ……………. to arrive to arriving arriving   11. We regret …………… passengers that the flight to Amsterdam has been cancelled. to inform informing to informing   12. I regret ……………… out of college. It was a big blunder. to drop to dropping dropping   🌀 Answers 🌀   1. I hate the idea of getting old. 2. The thought of failing never bothered him. 3. Alka is very clever at solving problems. 4. Have you got anything for killing flies? 5. You can’t eat meat without killing an animal. 6. You must always check the oil before starting the vehicle. 7. I am not used to living in a major city. 8. Do you object to working on weekends? 9. Be careful when you talk to him. He is inclined to lose his temper. 10. We are waiting for the guests to arrive. 11. We regret to inform passengers that the flight to Amsterdam has been cancelled. 12. I regret dropping out of college. It was a big blunder.