GERUND

Verb taking the ing form with the purpose to fulfil the function of
subject / object
Example: Educating children is a hard work
Education is a valuable investment
The answer is not clear
Answering correctly is more important than finishing quickly
Seeing is believing
Giving comment is easy
Taking care of the sick requires patience

I hate waiting too long

I usually spend my spare time studying
The baby kept on crying during the night
I don’t mind your sitting next to me
Lock the door before leaving the house

The workers have lunch in the dining hall

The surgery was performed in the operating room
My grand dad goes every where with his walking stick
Driving license
Hearing aid
Parking area
Cooking recipe
Sewing machine
Working hours
Healing process
Dressing room
Waiting list
Packing list
Drinking water
Writing utensil
Smoking habit
Washing machine
 Cleaning service
Magnifying glass
Starting point
Finishing unit
Printing division
Travelling map
Working force
Bargaining power
Purchasing power
Speaking ability
Reading test
Monitoring screen
Building construction

House cleaning must be done regularly

I don’t believe in fortune telling
Breast feeding
Travel warning
Mountain climbing
Horse riding
Dress making
Decision making
Problem solving
Gold mining
Ice carving
Ice skating
Language learning
Sea diving
Book keeping
Document keeping
Profit sharing
Sight seeing
Screen setting
Trouble shooting
Mosquito fogging
 Book writing/editing
Wound dressing
Baby feeding
Wood cutting
Data gathering
Magnetic resonance imaging
Peer teaching