Jane Thurnell Read�s Classification of Gerunds

Commonly occurring gerunds –

E.g. accepting, being, coping with, dealing with, feeling, knowing, letting go (of), needing, staying, wanting

Comprehending gerunds –

E.g. assessing, classifying, comparing, contrasting, explaining, expressing, discussing, formulating, grasping, illustrating, selecting

Emotional gerunds –

E.g. caring, enjoying, fearing, forgiving, hating, loving, nurturing,

Evaluating gerunds –

E.g. assessing, criticizing, determining, identifying, judging, valuing

Five senses gerunds –

E.g. hearing, feeling, saying, seeing, smelling, touching

Gerunds about the past –

E.g. abandoning, letting go of, releasing

Gerunds about doing to others –

E.g. criticizing, confronting, connecting with, ignoring, sharing, supporting, punishing, trusting

Going forward gerunds –

E.g. becoming, beginning, changing, correcting, developing, embracing, growing, hoping, integrating, opening up to, optimizing

Gerunds associated with the Energy System –

E.g. balancing, correcting, harmonizing, integrating, optimizing

Gerunds associated with physical health –

E.g. assimilating, balancing, correcting, harmonizing, healing, nourishing, optimizing, overcoming, suffering

Making clearer / larger gerunds –

E.g. amplifying, developing, growing, generating, optimizing

Making clearer / smaller gerunds –

E.g. blocking, defeating, hiding, preventing, suppressing

Physical activity gerunds �

E.g. breathing, eating, exercising, learning, operating, organizing, performing, teaching, walking, working

Staying still gerunds �

E.g. blocking, existing, preventing, stagnating, staying, suppressing, withholding