State the form and syntactic function of the Gerund in the following sentences.

1 He went on asking about the flora and fauna of Ukraine.

2 Repeating Ukrainian grammar is necessary for the students.

3 My hobby is learning Ukrainian poems by heart.

4 Are you pleased at being student of Kyiv University?

5 After reading the article about the natural resources of Ukraine I made a short summary of it.

6 Your coming to the Crimea is very desirable.

7 We insist upon your staying in this ancient Ukrainian city.

8 I remember his having been interested in the history of Ukraine in his childhood. 9 They spoke about their travelling to the South of Ukraine.

1. He went on asking about the flora and fauna of Ukraine.

• Form: Indefinite Active Gerund.

• Syntactic function: Part of a compound verbal aspect predicate (went on asking).

2. Repeating Ukrainian grammar is necessary for the students.

• Form: Indefinite Active Gerund.

• Syntactic function: Subject (Repeating Ukrainian grammar).

3. My hobby is learning Ukrainian poems by heart.

• Form: Indefinite Active Gerund.

• Syntactic function: Predicative (part of a compound nominal predicate).

4. Are you pleased at being student of Kyiv University?

• Form: Indefinite Passive Gerund.

• Syntactic function: Prepositional object (object of the preposition at).

5. After reading the article about the natural resources of Ukraine I made a short summary of it.

• Form: Indefinite Active Gerund.

• Syntactic function: Adverbial modifier of time (introduced by the preposition after).

6. Your coming to the Crimea is very desirable.

• Form: Indefinite Active Gerund.

• Syntactic function: Subject (Your coming to the Crimea).

7. We insist upon your staying in this ancient Ukrainian city.

• Form: Indefinite Active Gerund.

• Syntactic function: Prepositional object (introduced by the preposition upon).

8. I remember his having been interested in the history of Ukraine in his childhood.

• Form: Perfect Passive Gerund.

• Syntactic function: Direct object (object of the verb remember).

9. They spoke about their travelling to the South of Ukraine.

• Form: Indefinite Active Gerund.

• Syntactic function: Prepositional object (introduced by the preposition about).