Gerunds and infinitives
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A The gerund is used in the following cases: | 1 as the subject/object/complement of a clause or sentence.
2 after prepositions.
3 after certain verbs.
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The gerund is used as Subject: | Reading in the car makes me feel sick.
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The gerund is used as Object: | I find shopping for clothes really boring.
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The gerund is used as Complement: | My favourite sport is swimming.
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The gerund is used after prepositions. | I'm not very good at making things.
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The gerund is used after certain verbs. | Peter suggested going for a picnic.
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B The infinitive with to is used: | 1 to express purpose.
2 after many adjectives
3 after certain verbs.
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The infinitive with to is used: 1 to express purpose. eg?? | I'm learning English to help me get a better job.
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The infinitive with to is used: 2 after many adjectives, eg | ...... surprised, delighted, disappointed, easy, happy, important, lucky, necessary, normal, possible, surprised.
I was surprised to hear she had failed the exam.
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The infinitive with to is used: 3 after certain verbs. | 3 after certain verbs.
He offered to give her a lift, but she decided to go by train instead.
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