Zoo Posted 23 years ago
Grammar
Infinitives and gerunds
What is the difference between Infinitives and Gerunds?Please give me a simple answer so that I can easily understand.Thank you in advance.
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Infinitive is the " very that follows ' to ' " . eg : I want to get something to eat. ' to get ' is infinitive Gerund is ' verb + ing ' to turn the verb into a noun.
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Infinitive is the " very that follows ' to ' " .
eg : I want to get something to eat. ' to get ' is infinitive
Gerund is ' verb + ing ' to turn the verb into a noun.
eg : I like swimming. ' Swim ' is a verb, but after adding ' ing ' to it. It has become a gerund and also a noun.
The main different between a noun and gerund is gerund involves kind of actio
eg : I want to get something to eat. ' to get ' is infinitive
Gerund is ' verb + ing ' to turn the verb into a noun.
eg : I like swimming. ' Swim ' is a verb, but after adding ' ing ' to it. It has become a gerund and also a noun.
The main different between a noun and gerund is gerund involves kind of actio
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' verb ' not very