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237 THE GERUND

İsimlerden sonra gerund:

 Sayılabilir olsun olmasın pek çok isimden sonra gerund gelebilir. Özne ‘it’ tir:

It’s a pleasure being here with you.
It’s fun being taken to the zoo.
It’s a hell sharing the same room with him.

 Üstteki cümlelerde gerund’ tan önce accusative veya possessive gelebilir:

It’s a luck his/him winning the football lottery.
It’s a tragedy their/them going bankrupt.

Yaygın olarak kullanılan ifadelerden sonra gerund:

It’s no use complaining about the results of yesterday’s exam.
(Dünkü sınavın sonuçları için şikayet etmenin faydası yok)

There is no point in warning him.
(Onu uyarmanın hiçbir anlamı yok)

He wastes time watching TV.
(Televizyon seyrederek zaman harcar)

Bu ifadeler şunlardır:

it’s no use it’s worthwhile it’s no good
it’s hardly any use spend money/time there is no
it’s little use there is no point in what is the point/use
it’s worth

What about ve How about yapılarından sonra gerund:

What about/How about fishing tomorrow.
What about/How about going to the cinema tonight.

Yasaklamalarda ‘No’ dan sonra:

No smoking! No parking! No swimming!