The word Steven is a male name. It's a proper noun, not a gerund. A gerund is the -ing form of a verb that's used as a noun.
Examples:
Running is exhausting. (running is the subject)
Steven enjoys running. (running is the direct object)
He knows a lot about running. (running is the object of the preposition)
No, "Steven" is not a gerund. A gerund is a verb form that ends in -ing and functions as a noun. "Steven" is a proper noun, which means it is a name used to identify a specific person.
A gerund functions as a noun, representing an action or activity. A gerund phrase includes the gerund plus any modifiers or complements, and can act as a subject, object, or complement in a sentence.
A gerund is a verb ending in -ing that functions as a noun. A gerund phrase includes the gerund, any modifiers or complements related to the gerund, and all words that come before the gerund and act as its subject. You can identify a gerund or gerund phrase in a sentence by looking for verbs ending in -ing that function as a noun.
The gerund in the sentence is "driving carelessly," which is functioning as the subject of the sentence.
Examples of gerund phrases include: "Swimming in the pool" (swimming is the gerund) "Reading a book before bed" (reading is the gerund) "Eating ice cream on a hot day" (eating is the gerund)
The gerund form of delay is delaying.
A gerund functions as a noun, representing an action or activity. A gerund phrase includes the gerund plus any modifiers or complements, and can act as a subject, object, or complement in a sentence.
No it is not a gerund.
No it is not a gerund.
It is what a gerund is not
The gerund in the sentence is "driving carelessly," which is functioning as the subject of the sentence.
A gerund-maker is ing.
"Planning" can function as both a participle and a gerund. As a participle, it acts as an adjective modifying a noun (e.g., "the planning committee"). As a gerund, it functions as a noun in a sentence (e.g., "Planning is important").
Gerund phrases consist of a gerund (a verb form ending in -ing that functions as a noun) along with its modifiers and complements. They can serve as subjects, objects, or complements in sentences. For example, "Swimming in the pool" is a gerund phrase where "swimming" acts as a noun.
Of course. A gerund is a word ending in -ing. So running is a gerund AND a verb.
A gerund is formed by adding the -ing suffix to a verb. The gerund functions as a noun in a sentence, representing the action or process of the verb.
In this sentence "preparing dinner" is the gerund phrase. A gerund is a verb doing the job of a noun. Preparing is the gerund form of the verb prepare.
Gerund. (as after most of the prepositions.)