Functions of Gerundial constructions in Newspaper style

Functions of Gerundial constructions in Newspaper style
Contents

1. 
   Introduction
   
2. 
   Main part:
   

Chapter – I: Theoretical basis of functions of Gerundial constructions in Newspaper style.

1. 
   Gerund and its functions. Description of Gerund in Grammar books.
   
2. 
   The Gerundial Construction
   

Chapter – II: Practical analyses of Gerundial constructions in Newspaper style.

1. 
   Newspaper Style
   
2. 
   Using of Gerundial Constructions and examples in Newspaper Style
   
1. 
   Conclusion
   
2. 
   Bibliography
   

Introduction
The course work to be presented here deals with the issue of English gerund and gerundial construction, one of the non-finite verb forms. The English gerund represents a complex linguistic issue, because it displays a variety of different morphological, syntactic and functional properties. The gerund as such is a topical phenomenon and is still a challenge for many linguists.
In English, the gerund is one of the uses of the form of the verb ending in -ing. This same verb form has other uses besides the gerund: it can serve as a present participle (used adjectivally or adverbially), and as a pure verbal noun.
A gerund behaves as a verb within a clause (so that it may be modified by an adverb or have an object); but the resulting clause as a whole (sometimes consisting of only one word, the gerund itself) functions as a noun within the larger sentence.
The topic is also very useful, because it has not been sufficiently treated in Uzbekistan, and English language teachers and writers as well as their students have difficulty with interpreting non-finite verb forms in general, and the gerund in particular. These grammar phenomena can be found in all English language textbooks for primary and secondary schools, and their practical interpretations vary greatly.
Our aim in this work is to elaborate on the theoretical interpretation of the –ing forms, to determine and specify a system of gerundial constructions, and, finally, to show possible ways of using the gerund in Newspaper style.
As far as the methods are concerned, we draw from a theoretical (content) analysis of available resources on one hand, but we also excerpt from the selected novel by an American author and its Uzbek translation.
In the theoretical part of our course work we focus on the phenomena Gerund and its functions. We just try to give you full information about Gerundial constructions.
In the practical part of our work is devoted individual syntactic functions of the gerunds, on their translation solutions typical of each function and on their description in a data‑driven way.