- The gerund can perform the function of subject, object and predicative
They say smoking leads to meditation - Subject
I like making people happy - Object
The duty of all progressive mankind is fighting for peace - Predicative
- Can be preceded by a preposition - I am very, very tired of rowing
- Like a noun the gerund can be modified by a noun in possessive case or by a possessive pronoun
Is there any objection to my seeing her? - Кто-нибудь возражает против того, чтобы я повидался с ней?
