Gerunds & Infinitives Magazine - 2017
Gerunds & Infinitives Magazine - 2017
INDEX What is a Gerund…….. 2 What is an infinitive…... 4 Reference Videos…….. 6 Review……………….... 7
Authors Abraham Hernandez C.I V-26.000.333 Elias G. Colmenares C.I V-26.425.933
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Gerunds & Infinitives Magazine - 2017
What is a gerund? A gerund is a verb in “-ing” form that is used as a noun. It becomes the subject or object of a sentence. Gerunds may be affirmative or negative. Negatives are formed by putting not before the -ing form. All kind of gerunds depend on the “ing” Word location.
EXAMPLES When used as a subject Swimming is excellent exercise. Drinking too much coffee gives him a headache. Eating too quickly gave him an upset stomach. Not doing his homework caused him to fail the test.
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Gerunds & Infinitives Magazine - 2017 Not having an answering machine causes him to miss many calls. When used as a noun He dislikes doing homework. The manager suggested having our meeting away from the office. He proposed meeting in a restaurant. I look forward to seeing you soon. She's worried about missing her bus. Are you tired of studying? She's depressed about not passing the test.
When used as a complement His hobby is playing computer games. My least favorite chore is cleaning the bathroom. His problem is not coming to class on time.
When used as a circumstantial complement He parked his bike there. They bought pizza for dinner. That year we worked hard
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What is an infinitive? An infinitive is made up of “to + verb” and is also used as a subject or object in a sentence, though much less commonly as a subject.
<< TO+ VERB >>
EXAMPLES As a subject To understand required madurity and acceptance. To sleep is the only thing she wants. As an object: I hate to go. She doesn’t like to lose.
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Gerunds & Infinitives Magazine - 2017 As a complement My advice is to fail a complaint at once. What is essential is to mantain a healthy diet. The decision was to extend the deadline by three months.
Also in negative I promised her not to fight with her brother anymore. She told me not to go to the cinema yesterday.
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