Go + gerund
Sometimes the verb “go” is followed by a gerund in some idiomatic English expressions.
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Go bird watching |
Go mountain climbing |
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Go boating |
Go sightseeing |
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Go bowling |
Go sledding |
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Go bowling |
Go tobogganing |
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Go hunting |
Go window shopping |
Examples:
a. I
went
bird
watching
in England.
b. She likes to
go sightseeing
in London.
Using gerunds with prepositions
Put a gerund after the prepositions
a. We talked
about going
to London for our vacation.
b. Sue is in
charge
of organizing
the meeting.
c. I’m interested
in learning
more about your work.
d. I’m looking forward
to going
to England next month.
e. I think
about changing
our plans at this late date.
f. I’m accustomed
to sleeping
with the window open.
Gerunds as the subject of the sentence
Sometimes, a gerund can go at the beginning of the sentence which becomes a subject.
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a.
Hunting tigers is dangerous. |
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subject
verb complement |
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b.
Flying makes me nervous. |
|
subject
verb complement |
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c.
Smoking causes lung cancer. |
|
subject
verb
complement |
