Name: // 理解Gerunds v-ing (// Understanding Gerunds v-ing)
Uploaded: 2021-01-14T08:19:22.000Z
Duration: 7 min 24 s

and they even look the same as so many adjectives

然後長得又跟一大堆形容詞一模一樣

Anyway today we're going to learn about gerunds, which are everywhere in our life

不過呢我們今天就是要來搞懂這個非常非常常見的動名詞

首先，動名詞就是動詞後面加上 ing

For example, add "ing" to "swim", then we have "swimming"

比如說 swim 這個動詞後面加上 ing 變成是 swimming

Teacher teacher, why does a verb become a noun after we add "ing" to it?

老私老私，為什麼動詞後面加上 ing 會變名詞？

Indeed, gerunds are sometimes mixed up with other identical words

的確，動名詞會跟其他長得一模一樣的字搞混

就以你剛剛提出的問題為例好了

Teacher teacher, how do I know when it's a verb

老私老私，那我什麼時候知道它是動詞

there must be a be verb in front as an auxiliary verb

在前面一定會有一個 be 動詞當作助動詞

So "I am swimming" is a progressive tense

所以呢 I am swimming 這個就是一個進行式的動詞

Hey lil Ray you really have so many questions

The "swimming" in "swimming pool" is neither a noun nor a verb

Swimming pool 這裡的 swimming 它不是名詞也不是動詞

以上這麼多問題其實都是來自於詞性以及一個字在句子裡面的角色是什麼

All the questions above are related to the part of speech and a word's role in a sentence

我們看 swimming pool，swimming 在 pool 的前面

Take a look at "swimming pool." "Swimming" is before "pool"

它就是作為一個形容詞在補充說明它後面的 pool 名詞

It serves as an adjective to further explain the noun after it, pool

動名詞顧名思義就是在句子裡面扮演「名詞」的角色

Gerunds, as the name implies, serve as "nouns" in a sentence

所以基本上呢，可以放名詞的地方就可以放動名詞

So basically, the positions for nouns can be filled in with gerunds

動名詞在句子裡面可以擺的3個位置

the 3 positions of a sentence you can put a gerund in

that is, the subject, the object, and the complement

First, take what Crown usually says for example

那這裡的話呢， I 是名詞嘛，在句子裡面作為主詞

So here, "I" is a noun, serving as the subject of the sentence

那我們就來看一下動名詞在句子裡面作為主詞的例子

Let's take a look at an example when a gerund serves as the subject of the sentence

這裡的動名詞 smoking 就是這句話的主詞

The "smoking" here is the subject of the sentence

就是動名詞形成一個動名詞片語，作為這個句子的主詞

is a gerund phrase, serving as the subject of the sentence

Then let's take a look at the object position

"My sister ate all the food" 我的妹妹把食物都吃光了

I’m hungry too! She always eats all the food!

I'm hungry too! She always eats all the food!

這裡的 food 是名詞，在句子裡面叫做受詞，因為接受這個動作

The "food" here is a noun, also called the object, because in this sentence it receives the action

那我們接下來就來看一下動名詞在句子裡面作為受詞的例子

Next let's take a look at some examples where a gerund serves as the object of the sentence

這裡的動名詞 teaching English 就是句子裡面的受詞

The gerund "teaching English" here is the object of the sentence

這裡的動名詞 waking up early 就是句子裡面的受詞

The gerund "waking up early" is the object of the sentence

再來還有另外一種受詞叫做介系詞受詞

Next we have another kind of object, which is called the object of the preposition

基本上就是放在介系詞後面的一個名詞

Basically it's a noun after the preposition

比如說呢 in this house 的 house 就是介系詞受詞

Like "in this house," the "house" here is the object of the preposition

它只要角色是一個名詞，就可以替換成動名詞

as long as it's a noun, it can be replaced by a gerund

所以現在我們就來看一下動名詞作為介系詞受詞的例子

So now let's take a look at an example where a gerund serves as the object of the preposition

拜託不要在留言區吐槽我，我會流淚

這裡的 making you laugh 就是介系詞 at 的受詞

The "making you laugh" here is the object of the preposition, at

不過呢這一邊的動名詞 watching my videos 就是介系詞 for 的受詞

The gerund "watching my videos" here is the object of the preposition, for

最後來講比較困難的，也就是名詞作為補語

The last one is more difficult, nouns serving as the complement

A complement further explains other words

好，這一邊的 YouTuber 是名詞，作為補語修飾前面的主詞 Ray

Alright, the "YouTuber" here is a noun, serving as a complement to modify the subject in front, Ray

在表示呢 Ray 等於是 YouTuber 這一件事情

那既然補語可以放名詞，那當然就可以放動名詞

Since a complement can be a noun, it can also be a gerund

這邊的動名詞 interacting with my fans 就是補語

The gerund "interacting with my fans" here is a complement

來去修飾主詞 What I like as a YouTuber

modifying the subject, "what I like as a YouTuber"

雖然 interacting 的前面有 be 動詞 is

Although there is a be verb "is" before "interacting"

這邊的 is 它不是助動詞，而是動詞

The "is" here is not an auxiliary verb. It's a verb

再者，interacting 也不是一個進行的動作而是指這一件事情

Also, "interacting" isn't a progressive action. It just means this matter

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