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.
At Toastmasters, the first speech you give is your Ice Breaker speech. I decided I wanted to make a big splash with mine, especially with the surprise ending. I gave it on Monday, and it was really hard to wait four days to blog about it. Here goes â Iâll give you an approximation of my speech in text form.