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Tip # 114: Gerunds end in "ing" (working), and infinitives begin with "to" (to work). Both are puzzling to many people because they are verbs used as another part of speech. Gerunds can be used any way that nouns are used; infinitives can be used as a noun, adjective, or adverb
Example of a gerund used as a complement:
He enjoys working.
Example of an infinitive used as a complement:
She promised to fulfill her part of the contract.
Example of a gerund used as the subject of a sentence:
Working is an important part of life.
Example of an infinitive used as a subject:
To expand is our only answer.
Correct the following use of the colon. Two sentences are correct, and two sentences are incorrect.
- The three fluids used for
cleaning are: water, alcohol, and acetone.
- I would like to be transferred
to: Tucson, Boston, or Miami.
- See Matthew 14:1 (chapter 14,
verse 1).
- This is the real meaning of his "suggestion": our department better show a profit.
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