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• Verbal Noun গঠনে আমরা gerund কে ব্যবহার করি।
- Article The ও preposition of এর মাঝখানে যখন verb + ing আসে তখন এই structure টিকে -
- অর্থাৎ, "The + verb+ing + of” এ গঠনটিকে Verbal Noun বলে।
- Verbal Noun দ্বারা Noun এর কাজ সম্পন্ন হয়।
- এর মাঝের verb + ing যুক্ত শব্দটি gerund হবে।

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

Functions of the Gerund:
কোন বাক্যে Gerund ব্যবহৃত হয়:
1. As subject: Rising early is a good habit.
2. As object: I like playing Badminton.
3. As an object of a preposition: The old woman is tired of walking.
4. As a complement of a verb: Working is earning.