Go + gerund

Sometimes the verb “go” is followed by a gerund in some idiomatic English expressions.

Go bird watching
Go mountain climbing
Go boating
Go sightseeing
Go bowling
Go sledding
Go bowling
Go tobogganing
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.

Examples:

a. Hunting tigers is dangerous.
      subject              verb complement
b. Flying makes me nervous.
     subject    verb     complement
c. Smoking causes lung cancer.
        subject      verb      complement