'He contemplated marrying his cousin.' Here 'marrying' is a/an-

এখানে contemplate ক্রিয়ার object হিসেবে 'marrying' বিশেষ্যের কাজ করছে। Verb + ing যখন noun-এর কাজ করে, তখন তা Gerund।

Gerund-এর ব্যবহার:

• As subject: Rising early is a good habit.
• As object: I like playing Badminton.
• As object of a preposition: The old woman is tired of walking.
• As complement of a verb: Working is earning.