A gerund is a type of verbal that ends in -ing and is used like a noun. Examples of gerunds include actions like chewing, writing, whispering, and snoring. Similar to infinitives, gerunds can also function as the subject of the sentence, the direct object, or as the subject complement.
She taught her the names of things by writing the words on Helenâs hand. Helen's first word was water. She learned this word when Anne put Helen's hand under some water and wrote W,A,T,E,R on her hand. Then she learnt the words with this method. In 1890, Helenâs family sent her to the Perkins Institute to learn how to speak and communicate.
Among the accomplishments Perry credited to Texans was pioneering space. Matter of fact, he said, the first word spoken from the moon was 'Houston.' . That statement drew shouts and applause from the crowd â and our attention. We'd heard the boast before. First Word Spoken On The Moon â on billboards in the Salt Lake City area. We saw them in Austin, too. We also read the statement in several articles, including a 2001 Philadelphia Inquirer travel story about Texas' largest city.