Verb noun phrase

A gerund is a non-predicate form of a verb. The composition of gerunds is the same as the present participle.

The gerund has the characteristics of a noun: the subject, the object and the slogan can be used in the sentence. The gerund also has certain characteristics of the verb: the requirement of the object and the adverbial, which constitutes the gerund phrase. The gerunds also have active and passive, general and complete forms. Take DESIGN as an example: main dynamic

Be dynamic

General Designing Being designed

Completed Having designed Having being designed

Usage of gerund and gerund phrases

Verbs and phrases can be used as subjects, objects, and expressions in sentences. For example: Heating the water changes it into vapor. Heating the water can turn the water into steam.

Closing the switch connects the cranking motor to the battery. Closing the switch connects the starter motor to the battery.

Oxygen does not burn, but does support burning. Oxygen cloth spontaneous combustion, but can help combustion.

Energy is involved in doing work, or in heating on object. Energy is that it can do work, or make objects hot.

In the DC generator, mechanical energy is used to rotate the armature between the two poles of the electromagnet.

One way to fit the pieces of a broken iron bar together is heating the iron until it softens and pounding it with a hammer. One way to connect a broken iron bar is to heat the iron to soften, then use The hammer is forged.

The dynamics of gerunds

When the logical subject of a gerund is an action object of a gerund, the gerund is usually in a passive form. E.g:

When the vapor condenses, the energy absorbed by it vaporizes and is released as heat.

It is assumed that every substance which is capable of being magnetized consists of a very large number of molecular magnets.... It is assumed that various substances that can be magnetized are composed of a large number of molecular magnets....