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aula 6 lingua inglesa However we can find –ing verb forms in different situations and exactly in these situations we can note a merging point with our phrase discussions so far. Take a look at the examples. Which words are the nouns? Las Vegas is fun. Chemistry is difficult. This is a sport for adults. The nouns are Las Vegas, Chemistry, and a sport for adults. You recognize them because you know that you need nouns in those places. Let's change the situation a bit: ____________ is fun. _________ is difficult. This is ____________. The lines show you where nouns are required. You can put any noun on these lines (as long as it makes logical sense). What if you want to say an action is fun or difficult? That is when you need a gerund. If you want to use an action word in a place that requires a noun, you can usually use a verb with an -ing ending: Travelling is fun. Studying is difficult. This is wrestling. In these sentences, traveling, studying, and wrestling look like verbs, but they are not verbs. They are nouns. When a noun looks like a verb with -ing, it is called a gerund. Gerunds act just like nouns and they behave like nouns in a clause. Smoking is a bad habit because it can ruin your teeth and your lungs.
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