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Infinitives Vs Gerunds
Infinitives aren’t the only verb form that can be
used as a noun. A gerund is a verb in the present
participle form that also acts as a noun.
Although sometimes infinitives and gerunds are
interchangeable, on a couple occasions only one
is correct.
1 Only gerunds can be the object of prepositions.
Correct : I’m thinking about going back to school.
Incorrect : I’m thinking about to go back to
school.
2 Some transitive and ditransitive words only
use infinitives.
Refer to the list in the previous section about
full infinitives so see which verbs only work with
infinitives.
Correct : I swear to tell the truth.
Incorrect : I swear telling the truth.
