This document discusses gerunds and infinitives. Gerunds are verb forms ending in "ing" that can be used as nouns, subjects, or objects. Infinitives are verb forms with "to" that can also be used as subjects or objects. Whether a verb takes a gerund or infinitive as its object depends on the specific verb. Some verbs like "enjoy" require a gerund object, while others like "want" require an infinitive object.

1. GERUNDSandINFINITIVES Presented by: Isabel C. Velazco I.D. 3-66-1720

2. GERUNDS Brief review and how to form them. walking Gerunds are nouns formed from verbs talking thinking eating Gerundsare defined as the ”ing” form of a verb. They have several functions.

3. GERUNDS Can be used as: 2 1 3 OBJECT of a sentence SUBJECTS COMPLIMENTS

4. GERUNDS Examples OBJECT of a sentence SUBJECTS Compliment

5. GERUNDSCan be made negative by adding “not”. Examples

6. INFINITIVES towalk Are the “TO” form of the verb OBJECT of a sentence totalk tothink SUBJECTS toeat Compliment

7. INFINITIVESThe negative Can be made by adding “not”. Examples

8. Gerunds and Infinitives Can be used as the subject or the complement of a sentence. However, as subjects or complements, gerunds usually sound more like normal, spoken English, whereas infinitives sound more abstract.

9. Gerunds and Infinitives Examples Normal subject Abstract subject (less common) Normal Complement Abstract Complement

10. Gerunds and Infinitives As the object of a sentence, it is more difficult to choose between a gerund or an infinitive. In such situations, they are not normally interchangeable. Usually, the main verb in the sentence determines whether you use a gerund or an infinitive.

11. Gerunds and Infinitives “enjoy” requires a gerund He enjoys swimming. He wants to swim. “wants” requires an infinitive

14. Mary needs to talk about her problems.