14:I[5014,["/_next/static/chunks/11d1gk4m2o846.js","/_next/static/chunks/14mrh2-p_w84d.js","/_next/static/chunks/40y9lkvta2o_p.js"],"default"] 15:I[38392,["/_next/static/chunks/11d1gk4m2o846.js","/_next/static/chunks/14mrh2-p_w84d.js","/_next/static/chunks/40y9lkvta2o_p.js"],"PracticeCard"] 17:I[70570,["/_next/static/chunks/11d1gk4m2o846.js","/_next/static/chunks/14mrh2-p_w84d.js","/_next/static/chunks/40y9lkvta2o_p.js"],"ExamAppearanceBadge"] 16:T4db,• Do you enjoy swimming?
- Here, 'swimming' is- a gerund.

- প্রদত্ত বাক্যে transitive verb - "enjoy" -এর object হিসেবে 'swimming' একইসাথে Verb ও noun এর কাজ করছে।
- তাই, 'Swimming' এখানে gerund.

• Gerund
- Verb -এর সাথে ing যোগ হয়ে যদি একইসাথে Verb ও noun এর কাজ করে, তখন তাকে Gerund বলে।
- সহজে → Gerund = Verb + ing = noun = Verb + noun -এর কাজ করে।
- Gerunds don’t describe action—they act as nouns.
- It is a word ending in "-ing" that is made from a verb and used like a noun.

• Functions of the Gerund:
1. As a subject of a verb: Rising early is a good habit.
2. As an object of a verb: I like reading poetry.
3. As an object of a preposition: I am tired of waiting.
4. As a complement of a verb: Seeing is believing.
5. As absolutely (part of a compound noun): This is my writing table.

Source: A passage to the English Language by S M Zakir Hussain.