Use gerund or infinitive

Both gerunds and infinitives can replace a noun as the object of a verb. Whether you use a gerund or an infinitive depends on the main verb in the sentence.
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Following a verb (gerund or infinitive)

1. When should I use gerund or infinitive?
2. What are the 5 uses of gerund?
3. What are the 3 uses of infinitives?
4. How do you teach gerunds and infinitives?
5. In which case we Cannot use gerunds?
6. How do you identify a gerund?
7. When to use gerunds and give examples?
8. What is an infinitive give 10 examples?
9. How do you identify an infinitive?
10. Why do we use gerunds?
11. How do you tell if a word is a gerund or a verb?
12. When to use gerunds and give examples?
13. How do you know if its a gerund or a verb?
14. How do you identify a gerund?
15. How do you identify an infinitive?
16. Are gerunds always singular or plural?
17. How do you teach gerunds and infinitives?
18. What are the rules of creating gerunds?

When should I use gerund or infinitive?

Infinitives and gerunds are noun forms. If used before the main verb, they are the subject of the verb; after the main verb, they are the object of the verb. If a preposition is used after the verb, do not use an infinitive. If a common expression ends with a preposition, then it may be followed by a gerund.

What are the 5 uses of gerund?

Just like nouns and noun phrases, gerunds and gerund phrases can be used in several different ways in sentences. In general, there are four different ways that we use gerunds: as subjects, subject complements, direct objects, and objects of prepositions.

What are the 3 uses of infinitives?

An infinitive is a form of a verb that can be used as a noun, adjective, or adverb.

How do you teach gerunds and infinitives?

Provide a few verbs and tell the students to use each one as an infinitive or gerund in different ways (i.e. a gerund as a subject, an infinitive as a complement, etc.). While students are writing their sentences, the teacher can go around the class and check the work to see where there may be problems or confusion.

In which case we Cannot use gerunds?

Following an indirect object (infinitive only) Some verbs are followed by a pronoun or noun referring to a person, and then an infinitive. Gerunds cannot be used in this position.

How do you identify a gerund?

A gerund is a verbal that ends in -ing and functions as a noun. The term verbal indicates that a gerund, like the other two kinds of verbals, is based on a verb and therefore expresses action or a state of being.

When to use gerunds and give examples?

A gerund can be the subject of the sentence (e.g., “Running is his favorite activity.”), the direct object (e.g., “He enjoys running”), the indirect object (e.g., “He made running a priority.”), or the object of a preposition (e.g., “Besides running, he likes camping.”).

What is an infinitive give 10 examples?

Any verb that is preceded by the word 'to' is an infinitive. Here are some examples: 'to love, to eat, to run, to believe, to follow, to laugh, to stare, to wonder.'

How do you identify an infinitive?

An infinitive is a verbal consisting of the word to plus a verb; it may be used as a noun, adjective, or adverb. An infinitive phrase consists of an infinitive plus modifier(s), object(s), complement(s), and/or actor(s).

Why do we use gerunds?

The gerund must be used when a verb comes after a preposition. This is also true of certain expressions ending in a preposition, for example the expressions in spite of & there's no point in.

How do you tell if a word is a gerund or a verb?

Test: To determine whether a word in a sentence is a gerund, look at the word(s) ending in –ing in the sentence. If this word can be replaced by the pronoun it, then the word is a gerund. If the word it replaces other words in addition to the gerund, then these make up the gerund phrase (Lester 177).

When to use gerunds and give examples?

A gerund can be the subject of the sentence (e.g., “Running is his favorite activity.”), the direct object (e.g., “He enjoys running”), the indirect object (e.g., “He made running a priority.”), or the object of a preposition (e.g., “Besides running, he likes camping.”).

How do you know if its a gerund or a verb?

To be a gerund, a verb has to act as a noun in its sentence. Present participle verbs are not gerunds when they describe the action in a sentence, like the verbs in these: She is seeing the painting for the first time.

How do you identify a gerund?

A gerund is the –ing form of a verb that functions the same as a noun. For example, “Running is fun.” In this sentence, “running” is the gerund. It acts just like a noun.

How do you identify an infinitive?

An infinitive is a verbal which functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb. It takes the form of “to + verb” in its simplest form. An infinitive expresses an action or state of being.

Are gerunds always singular or plural?

A gerund is what is called a verbal noun. This means that it occupies a middle ground between a verb and a noun and shows characteristics of both. It is active in meaning and only exists in the singular form.

How do you teach gerunds and infinitives?

Provide a few verbs and tell the students to use each one as an infinitive or gerund in different ways (i.e. a gerund as a subject, an infinitive as a complement, etc.). While students are writing their sentences, the teacher can go around the class and check the work to see where there may be problems or confusion.

What are the rules of creating gerunds?

Gerunds are formed by adding “-ing” to the verb: “sleeping,” “drawing,” “swimming.” But they are not the “-ing” verb forms that you see in the present or past continuous tense. They look the same, but gerunds are actually verb forms used as nouns.