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The Gerund of transitive verbs can be active and passive. The active form of the Gerund shows that the action denoted by the Gerund is performed by the subject of the sentence, by the direct object of the predicate or by the person or thing expressed in the gerundial complex.
The action is performed by the subject of the sentence:
She insisted on talkin g to us.
She denied having ever talked to him.
The action is performed by the direct object:
She prevented him from going there.
The suspected her of having lied to them.
The action is performed by the person or thing expressed in the gerundial complex:
She insisted on his talking friendly to her.
We are aware of her having failed the exam.
The passive form of the Gerund shows that the subject of the sentence or the person or thing expressed in the gerundial complex are the receivers (objects) of the action denoted by the Gerund.
The subject is the receiver of the action:
She insisted on being talked to.
She denied having been talked to.
The person or thing expressed in the gerundial complex is the receiver of the action:
We prevented his being punished.
He boasted of the work having been finished on time.
| Note: After the verbs want, need, deserve, require and the adjective worth the active form of the Gerund is used though it is passive in meaning. |
| This room needs cleaning. This sight is worth seeing. |
Non-transitive (Subjective) verbs have only two forms of the Gerund. They have no passive forms.
I like coming to their place at weekends.
They like my coming to their place at weekends.
They denied having ever come here.
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