Go + gerund
Sometimes the verb “go” is followed by a gerund in some idiomatic English expressions.
| Go bird watching | Go mountain climbing |
| Go boating | Go sightseeing |
| Go bowling | Go sledding |
| Go bowling | Go tobogganing |
| Go hunting | Go window shopping |

Examples:
a. I went bird watching in England.
b. She likes to go sightseeing in London.
Using gerunds
with prepositions
Put a gerund after the prepositions
a. We talked about going to London for our vacation.
b. Sue is in charge of organizing the meeting.
c. I’m interested in learning more about your work.
d. I’m looking forward to going to England next month.
e. I think about changing our plans at this late date.
f. I’m accustomed to sleeping with the window open.
Gerunds as the
subject of the sentence
Sometimes, a gerund can go at the beginning of the sentence which becomes a subject.
| a. Hunting tigers is dangerous. |
| subject verb complement |
| b. Flying makes me nervous. |
| subject verb complement |
| c. Smoking causes lung cancer. |
| subject verb complement |
