Slide 1Mike Smith www.mjcsmith.net 1 Infinitives and Gerunds When I first started teaching I didn't even know the meaning of 'gerund‘ while 'infinitive'…

1. Gerund or Infinitive? 2. We select the –ing from.... To create aNOUNfrom a verb to express ageneralidea(Subject of the sentence in most cases): “ Payingattention is…

1. Gerund or Infinitive? 2. We select the –ing from.... To create aNOUNfrom a verb to express ageneralidea(Subject of the sentence in most cases): “…

PARTS OF SPEECH MÃNICA GAMBOA J. NOUNS PLURALS For most words add a âs at the end of the word. Girl â girls Cat â Cats If the word ends in âs, -sh, -ch, and âx add…

Slide 1INFINITIVE VS. GERUND VERB PATTERNS 1 VERB PATTERNS 1 Slide 2 VB+GERUND (To create a NOUN from a verb to express a general idea) Slide 3 Verbs Followed by a Gerund…