· GerundExamples: o Having seen the albino gorillas is an honor and a privilege. o Having known her gives me great satisfaction. Both of them are gerunds in the perfect form each being the subject of the sentence. · InfinitiveExamples: o To have won the award is a great honor. (inf...
While the gerund and the infinitive share similarities, they are not always interchangeable. Gerunds A gerund is a verb form ending in “-ing” that functions as a noun. Used as subjects, direct objects, indirect objects, or objects of prepositions.Example: “I enjoy swimming in the ocean....
“Jessica likesreading,jogging, andto play computer games." ("reading" and "jogging" are both gerunds but the third, "to play computer games," is in the infinitive form.) Parallel construction using all-gerund forms: “Jessica likesreading,jogging, andplaying computer games." SOME RULES FOR ...
The usage of gerunds in the text: After telling several of his friends about the theft, Dimitri found out that his neighbour, Aleko, had suddenly acquired a new lamb. Structure: The gerund phrase “telling several of his friends about the theft” is used as the object of prep. “after...