Gerunds vs. Infinitives

Gerunds and infinitives are both verbal forms that act as nouns. Gerunds end in -ing, such as swimming, walking, or laughing. Infinitives are the basic verb form with the particle to, as in to swim, to walk, or to laugh.

Sometimes, it can be difficult to know whether it's best to use a gerund or an infinitive in a sentence. Here are a few rules:

Both gerunds and infinitives can follow a verb, as in, "I don’t like losing," or, "I don’t like to lose." They can also both be the subject of a sentence, as in, "Catching a chicken is difficult," or, "To catch a chicken is difficult."

But only gerunds follow prepositions. For example, it’s correct to say, "I can’t leave a painting without finishing it," but it’s not correct to say, "I can’t leave a painting without to finish it."

Gerunds vs. Infinitives Grammar Quiz

Gerunds vs. Infinitives Lessons:

Cabin Fever	Outer Space	Face Swapping	Picky Eaters
Ali Krieger - Sink or Swim	Scientology	Not_Hunting	Bar Games

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cynthiadesmond04

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Holmes nash phil

Malawi

Agerund had the same form as the presnt participle but has adifferent functions..
-Agerund function as anoun and it can be as *(subject, an object or an object of apreposition).
While
INFINITIVE PHRASE;
Infinitive phrase can function as anoun phrase (an adjective or an adverb. Try to check types of infinitive phrase and read them all.