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Remember, the question here concerns verbs which control gerunds and infinitives as their objects. Of course, both infinitives and gerunds can follow an unlimited number of verbs for other reasons.
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When it comes to gerunds as the object of a verb, not all verbs are equal. That is, some verbs can take a gerund as their objects, but other verbs cannot. (Some verbs can take infinitives as their objects. Some verbs never take an object at all.) ;
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Gerund - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In linguistics, " gerund " is a term used to refer to various non-finite verb forms in various languages: • As applied to English, it refers to what might be called a verb's action noun (or, alterna...
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Verbs Followed by a Preposition and a Gerund; We concentrated on doing well. ... Verbs Followed by an Infinitive; She agreed to speak before the game. ... Return to Gerunds & Infinitives...
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List of verbs commonly followed by gerunds. List includes example sentences. ... Englishpage.com > Gerunds and Infinitives Tutorial > Part 1 > Verbs Followed by Gerund...
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Verbs Followed by Gerunds OR Infinitives (Different Meaning) ... She began singing. She began to sing. ... Englishpage.com > Gerunds and Infinitives Tutorial > Part 3 > Verbs + Gerunds OR Infinitives (Different Meaning)
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Choose a category and find the verbal or verb in each sentence. If you choose "Gerunds," you will type in the gerund found in that sentence. If you choose "linking verbs," you will type in the linking verb found in the sentence. ... Challenge Board: Score points by answering questions correctly. ... English 9 Teacher...
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