GERUND AFTER CONJUNCTIONS

GERUND AFTER CONJUNCTIONS

* Working while eating is fun

 working is a gerund. Eating is a present participle.

*  The story is neatly complex yet entertaining.

The meaning it bears is something like this:  Though it's complex, it's entertaining. 

Gerund comes after conjunctions.

 

Examples:

• Mr Black usually says a prayer for world peace before going to bed.
• Mrs White still looks quite scared after watching two crocodiles fight in her dream.
• I have learned to be careful since knocking my head against the wall.