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Gerunds and infinitives as direct objects
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O What is a gerund?
O What is an infinitive?
O What is a direct object of a sentence?
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Gerunds and infinitives as direct objects
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O What is a gerund?
It is a form of the verb. It ends with –ing.
O What is an infinitive?
It is another form of the verb. It is fomed with the
preposition to and the verb in simple form.
O What is a direct object of a sentence?
It answers to the question ‘what+verb?’
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Activity: Grammar. Classify the following verbs. Be careful, some may be in both
columns.
Which verbs are followed by the gerund or the infinitive?
agree, avoid, begin, be sure, can’t stand, choose,
continue, decide, discuss, dislike, don’t mind, enjoy,
expect, feel like, hate, hope, learn, like, love, need,
plan, practice, prefer, quit, seem, start, suggest, want,
wish, would like
O Infinitive O Gerund
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