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Gerunds used as
subject of the
sentence.
Dancing is fun.
Gerunds used as
objects
He enjoys working with
children.
Appreciate
Avoid
Delay
Deny
Discuss
Dislike
Enjoy
Excuse
Finish
understand
Keep
Mention
Mind
Miss
Postpone
Quit
Recall
Recommend
Resent
suggest
Gerunds used as
object of the
preposition
I am thinking about taking
the children to Mexico.
Common preposition
combinations followed by
Be excited about
, complain about, talk
gerunds
By + gerund
You get good grades by
studying hard.
Some expressions
are used with
gerunds
Be busy, cant help, have fun,
its no use, its not worth
Infinitives in the
subject position
To live in the United States is my
dream
It is my dream to live in the
United States.
Adjectives followed
by infinitives
Afraid, amazed, anxious,
ashamed, careful, delighted,
eager, fortunate, glad, happy,
lucky, pleased, ready, sad, sorry,
Infinitive of purpose
In order to
I came here in order to learn.
I like cooking.
I like to cook.
Used to
Verbs of perception:
infinitives: from start to
When an infinitive
functions as a subject or a
Have
Sense-perception verbs:
hear, listen to
feel, smell, see
Help
can take an infinitive or
The End!