Gerunds

A gerund is a noun. The noun may be used as a subject of a verb or an objet of a verb. A gerund is formed from an infinitive by doing these two (2) things:

(1) remove the initial "to" from the infinitive.

(2) add -ing to the verb.

Cristoal Gomez published the following on February 8,, 2021, I changed the formatting and edited some of his text. I found this on January 3, 2024 at this location https://www.kaplaninternational.com/blog/learning-languages/eng/when-to-use-ing-form-english

When the -ing form is used as a noun, it modifies (or gives context to a verb.

Used as an object

verb + -ing form

She knows a lot about dancing.

She loves dancing

Note: "Dancing" is a concept, not an action..

Used as a subject

-ing form + noun

Dancing is a good way to release stress.

In all of these examples, dancing is a noun that the verb is referring to.