Gerund Phrase

Soal Gerund vs. Infinitive

Pengertian Gerund Phrase

Gerund phrase adalah frasa yang terdiri dari gerund, object, dan/atau modifier. 

Modifier sendiri merupakan kata, phrase, atau clause yang berfungsi sebagai adjective (kata sifat) atau adverb (kata keterangan) yang menerangkan kata atau kelompok kata lain, dalam hal ini, gerund.

Lihat juga:

• infinitive phrase
• participial phrase

Contoh Gerund Phrase

Contoh Infinitive Phrase	Keterangan
cleaning kitchen cabinets (membersihkan lemari dapur)	cleaning = gerund kitchen cabinets = direct object
his singing (nyanyiannya)	his = modifier (possessive adjective) singing = gerund
working together (bekerja bersama)	working = gerund together = modifier (adverb)
getting the best score in math (mendapatkan nilai terbaik di matematika)	getting = gerund the best score = direct object dari verb “get” in math = modifier (prepositional phrase)

Fungsi dan Contoh Kalimat Gerund Phrase

Fungsi	Contoh Kalimat Gerund Phrase
Subject of Sentence	Getting the best score in math wouldn’t be hard for you. (Mendapatkan nilai terbaik matematika tidak akan sulit untukmu.)
Direct Object	I hope that he stops his singing. (Saya harap dia menghentikan nyanyiannya.)
Subject Complement	My plan is teaching her some healthy tips. (Rencana saya mengajarkannya beberapa tips sehat.) Keterangan: some healthy tips = direct object dari verb “teach” her = indirect object (personal pronoun)
Object of Preposition	You should feel ashamed for giving bribes to win the election. (Kamu seharusnya merasa malu memberikan suap untuk memenangkan pemilihan tsb.) Keterangan: bribes to win the election = direct object dari verb “give”
Appositive	His hobby, sailing the Caribbean, takes a lot of time. (Hobinya, berlayar di sekitar Karibia, memakan banyak waktu.)

Soal Gerund vs. Infinitive

Related Posts:

• Adjective Phrase
• Gerund
• Adverbial Phrase
• Participial Phrase
• Noun Phrase
• Prepositional Phrase
• Hear, Notice, See, Watch +Object + Gerund/Infinitive
• Discontinuous Noun Phrase
• Gerund vs. Present Participle
• Verb Phrase

References:

1. Gerunds. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/owlprint/627/.
2. Gerunds and Infinitives: Their Noun Roles. http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/gerunds.htm.
3. Verbs That Take Gerund and Infinitive Completers. http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/sensen/part4/gerund.html.
4. Verbals. http://www.towson.edu/ows/verbals.html. Accessed on December 19, 2012.
5. The Gerund. http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/gerund.htm.