What is object of the verb in gerund?
Gerunds and infinitives are both verb forms that can function as nouns, and, as such, they are both often used as the objects of “main” verbs. In many cases, we can use either the infinitive or the gerund in addition to “standard” nouns. Some verbs, however, can only be followed by infinitives and not gerunds.
Which verbs take gerunds or infinitives?
Verbs that take a gerund or an infinitive with different meanings:
- Begin. When ‘begin’ is used in non-continuous tenses, you can use a gerund or an infinitive: She began singing.
- Dread. ‘Dread’ is usually followed by a gerund:
- Forget. Sarah forgot travelling to London when she was a child.
- Keep.
- Need.
- Regret.
- Remember.
- Start.
Can an infinitive verb be an object?
However, the infinitive may function as a subject, direct object, subject complement, adjective, or adverb in a sentence. Although an infinitive is easy to locate because of the to + verb form, deciding what function it has in a sentence can sometimes be confusing.
What is the difference between infinitives and gerund?
A gerund is a noun made from a verb by adding “-ing.” Infinitives are the “to” form of the verb. It can be tricky to remember which verbs are followed by the infinitive (the to form) of the verb and which are followed by the gerund (the ing form) of the verb.
Is to be an infinitive?
Infinitives do appear as the subject of a sentence from time to time. One of the most famous examples of an infinitive as the subject of a sentence is Hamlet’s immortal phrase, “To be or not to be” from Shakespeare’s Hamlet. You might see infinitives appear in sentences like this: To be an astronaut is my dream.
What are the 4 uses of gerund?
In general, there are four different ways that we use gerunds: as subjects, subject complements, direct objects, and objects of prepositions.