Common errors in use of Gerunds to non-specialist students

Abstract

The gerund is an interesting category of English grammar. It has characteristics of both a noun and a verb. It can add action to noun phrases, contributing greater dynamism to a sentence. However, students of English often make errors when they use the gerund. Therefore, this article works entails studying the uses of gerund and conducting a survey for errors analysis. Base on the results of the survey, the types of errors and causes have been found. Solutions to the problems have been suggested