Strategi 20 “ menggali fungsi gerund”.

Pembahasan :

Gerund adalah kata benda yang dibentuk dari sebuah kata kerja dengan menanambahkan ing (verb+ing). Seperti sebuah kata benda, gerund pun memainkan fungsi yang sama dengan kata benda dalam kalimat. Oleh karena itu, gerund dapat berfungsi sebagai subyek, pelengkap subyek, obyek langsung, obyek sebuah kata depan dan sebagai appositive. Sementara frase gerund adalah frasa yang mengikuti gerund. Bntuk gerund juga kerap muncul dalam struktur test TOEFL.

Fungsi gerund :

a.Subyek
Contoh :
Seeing the statue of liberty and taking pictures from the top of the empire state building are two reasons for visiting new York city.

b.Obyek
Contoh :
In the late 1950s a retired bank manager named charley broney began studying the eagle.
Swimming is good service

c.Pelengkap subyek
Contoh :
The duties the secretary are taking the minutes, mailing the coressponence and calling the members before meeting.

d.Obyek dari kata depan
Contoh :
I am found of camping

e.Apposite
Contoh :
Bob’s favorite sport,fishing, is becoming expensive.

Daftar pustaka : yusdi, Muhammad.TOEFL.inspirita:2009

Contoh soal :
1.He allowed me use / to use / using his car.
2.I don’t mind have / to have / having a roommate.
3.I was getting sleepy, so I had my friend drive / to drive / driving the car.
4.We noticed Professor Chang to eat / eating / eaten dinner with some friends.
5.Would you please remind me call / to call / calling Barbo tomorrow.
6.Romy advised finish / to finish / finishing this test carefully.
7.Someone advised him finish / to finish / finishing this test carefully.
8.She likes to have the house clean / to clean / cleaned everyday.
9.The boy was seen climb / to climb / climbing up a tree.
10.We saw the poor boy beat / to beat / beaten black and blue.
11.You had better do / to do / done your work at once.
12.I can’t imagine such an old man climb / to climb / climbing the mountain.
13.Maria has been appointed as secretary / secretary / to be secretary.
14.The thief was heard jump / to jump / jumped off the wall.
15.Who / What / Which have they named their son?
16.The teacher wants this test finish / to finish / finished in not more than one hour.
17.The boy washed his shirts clean / cleanly / cleaned.
18.The students should be made come / to come / coming on time.
19.Have you heard English speak / to speak / spoken in your village.
20.I asked my roommate let / to let / letting me use / to use / used his shoe polish.

Jawaban :
1. He allowed me to use his car.
2. I don’t mind having a roommate.
3. I was getting sleepy, so I had my friend drive the car.
4. We noticed Professor Chang eating dinner with some friends.
5. Would you please remind me to call Barbo tomorrow.
6. Romy advised finishing this test carefully.
7. Someone advised him to finish this test carefully.
8. She likes to have the house cleaned everyday.
9. The boy was seen to climb up a tree.
10. We saw the poor boy beaten black and blue.
11. You had better to do your work at once.
12. I can’t imagine such an old man climbing the mountain.
13. Maria has been appointed secretary.
14. The thief was heard to jump off the wall.
15. Who have they named their son?
16. The teacher wants this test finished in not more than one hour.
17. The boy washed his shirts clean.
18. The students should be made to come on time.
19. Have you heard English spoken in your village.
20. I asked my roommate to let me use his shoe polish.