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Gerunds and Infinitives - Coggle Diagram
Gerunds and Infinitives
Meaning
-ing form of the verb
Functions as a Noun
Gerund Phrases
Add information
Types
Gerunds as the Subject Complement
Gerunds as the Object of a Preposition
Dangling gerunds
Gerunds as the Direct Object of a Sentence
Gerunds as the Subject of a Sentence
Structure
Gerund + modifier+ object+ complement
Example
Jumping
is my favorite Activity.
Meaning
Verbal
Can’t function independently
No sense of a tense
Infinitive Phrase
Combination of additional information
Functions
As a noun
As an adjective
As an Adverb
Structure
to + base for of the verb
Special Cases
Bare Infinitives
Split Infinitives
Other Forms
Perfect Infinitive
Continuous Infinitive
Perfect continuous Infinitive
Passive Infinitive
Example
To dream
requires incredible courage.