Example Sentences

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“Gerontology is the study of: A. The elderly B. Gerunds C. Germs D. Rocks and jewels.”

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper

Gerunds in do have the same construction with ablative, and gerunds in dum with accusative cases, as Scribendi ratio conjuncta cum loquendo est: The means of writing are joined with speaking.

From The Comic Latin Grammar A new and facetious introduction to the Latin tongue by Leech, John

Some of the illustrations are in such couplets as the subjoined:— “In di, do, dum, the Gerunds chime and close, Um, the first Supine, u the latter shews.”

From Schools, School-Books and Schoolmasters by Hazlitt, W. Carew

Gerunds, explanation of, 80; confusion with participle, 80; with noun or pronoun modifier, 81; placing of gerund phrase, 81-82.

From Practical Grammar and Composition by Wood, Thomas

Gerunds and supines, in languages where they occur, are only names for certain cases of the verb.

From A Handbook of the English Language by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)