Gerund is used in a sentence as the object of a transitive verb:

b) Gerund is used in a sentence as the object of

    a transitive verb:

1. He learns driving.

Gerund –‘driving’. 

And, it is used as the object of transitive verb ‘learns’. 

  ‘driving’ expresses the name of a an action.

2. Karim learns drawing.

Gerund –‘drawing’.

 And, it is used as the object of transitive verb ‘learns’. 

 ‘drawing’ expresses the name of a an action.

3. Children like eating candy.

Gerund – ‘eating.

 And it is used as the object of transitive verb ‘like’. 

‘eating’ expresses the name of a an action.

4. Do you like eating ice-cream?

   Gerund – ‘eating’.

   And it is used as the object of transitive verb ‘like’. 

‘eating’ expresses the name of a an action.

Now try to understand the following sentences and explain how the Gerunds are used.

5. He learns riding bicycle.

6. Does he learn playing cricket?

7. He learns swimming. 

8. He learns reading English.

9. He learns speaking English.

10. They started learning English language.

11. Stop writing.

12. Start running.

13. Do you like singing?

14. I enjoyed reciting poem.

15. Does he enjoy sleeping in the day time?