There are a few basic rules regarding the use of infinitives and gerunds. Infinitives and gerunds are noun forms. If used before the main verb, they are the subject of the verb; after the main verb, ...
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW was once so angry with a subeditor that he complained to the newspaper. “I ask you, sir,” Shaw wrote, “to put this man out.” The cause of his fury? The editor had insisted on ...
This study investigates how two non-finite forms, infinitives and conversion nouns, are represented in the mind of L1 and L2 speakers and what is their relationship to other members of the ...
When you look up a verb in the dictionary you find the infinitive form. In English it’s made up of two words: to swim. But in French it’s just one, nager. And if you want to say something more ...
An "infinitive" in English is a verb preceded by the word to, as in to study. Many English verbs can be followed by a grammatical structure that contains an infinitive and is known as an "infinitive ...
Split infinitives are one of those rules that aren’t thoroughly discussed in English class, but it’s good to know about them. Depending on whether they’re used correctly, split infinitives can make or ...
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