psychology
Gerunds as Subjects
áិáិáាáá្ááំáែááាáាá áើááួáាá្ááាá
A Gerund is a verb ending in -ing that acts like a noun. It can be the subject of your sentence!
Gerund áឺáាáិáិáាáá្ááែá -ing áែááើááួáាáាá។ áើáá˘ាá
á្áើáាáាá្ááាá (Subject) áៃá្ááោááាá។
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build The Formula
áូááá្ááá្áើááាááីáិáិáាáá្á
Verb + ing = Noun (Subject)
Swim + ing ➔ Swimming
áាáá ែááឹá
Read + ing ➔ Reading
áាáá˘ាá
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pool Activities & Habits
áិáាááីááá្ááាá áŹáá្áាá់áូáៅ
Swimming is fun.
áាáá ែááឹá áឺáá្áាá។
Smoking is bad for you.
áាááá់áាáី áឺáិáá្á˘áá្áាá់á˘្áááេ។
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menu_book Gerund Phrases
áá្áោááាá្ááែááាá Gerund (áá្áែááá្ááá)
Learning English is important.
áាááៀááាáាá˘á់á្áេá áឺáាááាáៈáំáាá់។
Eating vegetables makes you healthy.
áាáá៉ាំáá្áែ á្áើá˛្áá˘្áááាááុááាáá្á˘។
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The Base Verb Trap!
A normal verb cannot be a subject!
áិáិáាáá្ááá្ááា áិáá˘ាá
áើááួáាá្ááាááៃá្ááោááាááេ។ á˘្ááá្áូááែáែá -ing áើá្áីá្áូááាáៅáាáាááិá!
Learn is hard. ❌
Incorrect. "Learn" is a verb.
Learning is hard. ✔️
Correct! "Learning" is a gerund (noun).
Video Lesson
áេáៀááាáីáេá˘ូ
Gerund Subjects đŹ
Watch Teacher Sopheak explain how a verb dresses up as a noun! Listen to how natural it sounds when you use gerunds at the start of a sentence.
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Quick Check ⚡
áាáá្áួááិáិá្áá
ំáេះáឹá
edit Fill in the blank
___ is my favorite hobby.
(áាáá˘ាááឺáាá
ំáá់á
ំáូáá
ិá្áááá់á្áុំ។)
gpp_maybe TRICKY QUESTION!
True or False:
"Smoke is bad for your health."
"Smoke is bad for your health."
(áើá្ááោááេះá្áូá áŹáុááាááេá្áាááá៍?)
psychology Meaning
What does a gerund do when it is the subject?
(áៅáេá gerund áាá្ááាá áើáាáាááួáាáីáាá˘្áី?)
search Identify
Which word is the gerund subject here?
"Playing football is exciting."
"Playing football is exciting."
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draw Mission 1!
My Hobbies ✍️
Write 2 sentences about your hobbies using a Gerund as the subject. (e.g. Reading books is fun.)
áááេá ᢠá្ááោáá˘ំáីá
ំáá់á
ំáូáá
ិá្áááá់á˘្áá áោáá្áើ Gerund áាá្ááាá។
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mic Mission 2!
Hard or Easy? đŁ️
Record yourself telling someone what is hard or easy for you. (e.g. "Waking up early is hard.")
áááំáĄេáá្áួááŻá áិáាáá្áាá់áីá˘្áីáែááិáាá áŹáាáá្áួááá្áាá់á˘្áá។
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build Mission 3!
Fix the Mistake đ ️
Fix this sentence so it is grammatically correct: "Cook is very fun."
áែá្ááោááេះá˛្áá្áូá: "Cook is very fun."
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