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This document discusses the differences between gerunds and infinitives. Gerunds are verb forms ending in "-ing" that can function as nouns, subjects, or objects of prepositions. Some verbs like "enjoy" and "go" only take gerunds. Infinitives use "to" before the base verb form and can be subjects, objects of prepositions, or express purpose. While gerunds often follow verbs indicating simultaneous action, infinitives follow verbs indicating potential future action. Both gerunds and infinitives can act as nouns, taking singular verbs when subjects.
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- 2. GERUNDS Gerunds used as Some verbs only subject of the take gerunds: sentence: He enjoys working Dancing is fun. with children. Gerunds used as go + gerund object of the Recreational preposition: activities: I am thinking about I will go fishing with taking the children you tomorrow. to Europe.
- 3. VERBS THAT TAKE ONLY GERUNDS Appreciate Keep Avoid Mention Delay Mind Deny Miss Discuss Postpone Dislike Quit Enjoy Recall Excuse Recommend Finish Resent understand suggest
- 4. GERUNDS By + gerund You get good grades by studying hard. doing your homework. practicing every day.
- 5. GERUNDS Special expressions are used with gerunds: Be busy: I am busy sewing Can’t help: I can’t help feeling this way Have fun: Tommy has fun jumping on the rocks It’s no use: It’s no use crying over it. It’s not worth: It’s not worth thinking about it.
- 6. INFINITIVES to + base form of the verb I want to dance
- 7. INFINITIVES Infinitives in the Adjectives followed by subject position: infinitives: To live in England is my dream Afraid, amazed, anxious, ashame It is my dream to live in d, careful, delighted, eager, f the United States. ortunate, glad, happy, lucky, pleased, ready, sad, sorry. Infinitive with too and enough too + adjective or adverb + infinitive Infinitive of purpose: I’m too crazy to stop She is too young to vot I came here in order to Adjective or adverb + enough + learn. infinitive I’m crazy enough to continue
- 8. VERBS THAT TAKE INFINITIVES Verb + infinitives – agree, appear, decide hope, intend, learn, offer, plan, seem, tend, wait , can afford She agreed to wait for us. Verb + Noun phrase + infinitive – cause, convince, force, invite, order, persuade, remind, tell, trust, warn, advise, encourage She encouraged us to make it ourselves.
- 9. Gerunds and infinitives can function as: NOUNS (subjects, objects, subject complements). He spent hours mapping the place. As subjects, they take a singular verb. Mapping places is boring. Only Gerunds can be object of the preposition. I thought about letting you go.
- 10. Gerunds often follow verbs that indicate that an action is happening or has happened. The action expressed by the verb comes at the same time or after the action expressed by the gerund. We enjoy going to concerts. (you can only enjoy things you are doing or have done – not things you haven’t done yet.)
- 11. Infinitives often follow verbs that indicate that an action will or could happen. The action expressed by the verb comes before the action expressed by the infinitive. We hope to go to the concert. (You can hope for things that could happen not things that have already happened)
- 12. BIBLIOGRAPHY Gerunds and Infinitives. 24th Oct, 2010 <webhome.broward.edu/~ydaniel/.../Gerunds %20and%20Infinitives.ppt >