• Gerunds or gerund noun phrases can be used as subject of a sentence.. • Gerunds or gerund noun phrases are used after certain verbs such as enjoy, finish, keep, mind, dislike, quit = g
Trang 1Gerunds or
Infinitives
Trang 2• Gerunds or gerund noun phrases can be used as subject of a sentence
Ex: Smoking is bad for your health
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• Gerunds or gerund noun phrases are used after certain verbs such as enjoy, finish, keep, mind,
dislike, quit = give up, regret, consider, postpone = delay, put off, avoid, admit, deny… as the object
of a sentence:
Ex: Nigel enjoys playing the guitar
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Trang 3• Gerunds follow prepositions:
Ex: I am interested in working for your company We’re talking about going to the beach
• Gerunds follow the main verb of a sentence: Ex: Carlos and Anna enjoy going to the movies They finished painting the house last week
Trang 4• Infinitives follow adjectives:
Ex: It’s important to get a good job
It’s easy to use a computer
• Infinitives follow the main verb of a sentence: Ex: Mario wants to go fishing tomorrow
I need to call my friends tonight
Trang 5• Some verbs can be a followed only by infinitives, for example: want, would like, would love, need, choose, agree, plan, learn, expect, decide,
seem, promise, try = attempt, begin
Ex: My parents would like to visit us next month
John agreed to meet us at 8:00
Some verbs can be followed by either gerunds
or infinitives, for example: begin, continue, love, hate, prefer, start, bother, intend
Ex: My sister will begin to study Chinese next
month
My sister will begin studying Chinese next
month