GERUND

V-ing sebagai kata benda (noun):

• V-ing              >> aktif
• Being + V3     >> pasif
• Being + sifat   >> keterangan (state) 

A. SEBAGAI SUBJEK
    
    Contoh:

• Running along Malioboro street is my routine activity every morning.
• Distrubing the boys will make them angry.

 B. SEBAGAI OBJEK (SETELAH) PREPOSISI DAN KATA KERJA TERTENTU.

1. Preposisi (Kata depan) :

          on, in, at, of, off, before, after, againts, etc.
          
          Contoh:

• He is interested in learning French.
• The girl is afraid of being left alone.

                 
          To + gerund    O, Be OLACU   (baca: O, biolaku)
                           
                                 Object to                         = keberatan
                                 BE Opposed to                = menentang
                                 Be Look (ing) forward to   = menanti-nantikan
                                 Be ACcustomed to           = terbiasa
                                 Be Used to                      = terbiasa
         
Contoh:

• We are opposed to working overtime without additional payment.

SOAL-SOAL

1. Facing hard times, people with very low income are looking forward to __________ by the well-to-do in getting the daily necessities.

         (A) support        
         (B) supporting
         (C) being supported
         (D) supported
         (E) be supporting

    2.  In her letter my friend said that she was looking forward __________ from me again.
     
         (A) to hearing
         (B) to hear
         (C) hearing
         (D) having heard
         (E) to be heard

         Answer keys: 1. (C), 2. (A)