Grammar for TEFL Teachers

Gerunds and Infinitives

Grammar for TEFL Teachers: Gerunds and Infinitives

Gerunds and Infinitives Gerunds and infinitives – every gerund, without exception, ends in ing. Gerunds are not, however, all that easy to identify. Gerunds function as nouns. Thus, gerunds will be subjects, subject complements, direct objects, indirect objects, and objects of prepositions. Read these examples of gerunds: Since Francisco was five years old, swimming has been his passion. Swimming = subject of the verb has been.…

Subject and Object

Grammar for TEFL Teachers: Subject & Object

Introduction to Subject and Object Subject and Object: look at this sentence: Chloë lost her keys. There are three main parts to this sentence: The main verb is “lost”. “Chloë” is the subject of the verb, that is, the ‘doer’ of the action. “Her keys” is the object of the verb, that is, the thing to which the action of the verb…