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verb

We’ll walk to the park. It is good for health.

noun

Walking is good for health.

verb

Lisa collects stamps. It is her hobby.

noun

Stamp-collecting is Lisa’s hobby.

verb

Veena’s uncle smokes cigarettes. She told him to stop it.

noun

Veena told her uncle to stop smoking.

-ing noun formation

verb + ing

singing sing + ing
reading read + ing

swimming swim + ing

The nouns formed by adding -ing to verbs are called gerunds.

C1. Write the -ing nouns or gerunds that can be associated with the
following words. The fi rst one is done for you.

1. films watching, shooting

2. cricket

3. horse

4. pictures

5. ball

6. story
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