Gerunds and Infinitives[FrmTR Ödev Tim]

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Gerunds and Infinitives: Their Noun Roles Top of Form 1 Select from the followingGUIDE Home PageINDEXPrinciples of CompositionQUIZZESSentence Parts and Functions. . . . adjectives. . . . adverbs. . . . conjunctions. . . . determiners. . . . interjections. . . . nouns. . . . objects. . . . prepositions. . . . pronouns. . . . subjects. . . . verbsAbbreviationsArticles and DeterminersAuxiliary VerbsBw 2 Independent ClausesCapitalizationClauses -- Essential Bldg BlocksCompositionCompound Nouns and ModifiersConcise SentencesConfusable WordsConfusion -- Sources, RemediesDiagramming SentencesEssay TypesFragmentsFrequently Asked QuestionsGrammarlogs -- answersGrammarPollItalics and UnderliningModifier PlacementParagraph DevelopmentParallel StructuresPhrasesPlague Words & PhrasesPluralsPossessivesPrimer LanguagePronouns, Antcdnt AgrmntPUNCTUATION. . . . apostrophes. . . . brackets. . . . colons. . . . commas. . . . dashes. . . . ellipses. . . . exclamation marks. . . . hyphens. . . . parentheses. . . . periods. . . . question marks. . . . quotation marks. . . . semicolons. . . . slashesPowerpoint PresentationsRun-on SentencesSearch EngineSentence CombiningSentence Variety and TypesSpelling Rules and QuizzesSubject-Verb AgreementTense SequenceTransitions, CoherenceUnbiased LanguageUsing Numbers, Making ListsVerbs and VerbalsVocabulary Builders Bottom of Form 1 Both gerunds and infinitives can be nouns, which means they can do just about anything that a noun can do. Although they name things, like other nouns, they normally name activities rather than people or objects. Here are five noun-uses of gerunds and infinitives (and one additional non-noun use, the adjective complement, that we throw in here, free of charge). Gerunds and infintives can both function as the subject of a sentence: Playing basketball takes up too much of her time. To play basketball for UConn is her favorite fantasy. It is not impossible for an infinitive to appear at the beginning of a sentence as the subject (as in Ib), but it is more common for an infinitive to appear as a Subject Complement: Her favorite fantasy is to play basketball for UConn. The gerund can also play this role: Her favorite fantasy is playing basketball for UConn. Both of these verbal forms can further identify a noun when they play the role of Noun Complement and Appositive: Her desire to play basketball for UConn became an obsession. I could never understand her desire to play basketball for UConn. Her one burning desire in life, playing basketball for UConn, seemed a goal within reach. The infinitive is often a complement used to help define an abstract noun. Here is a very partial list of abstract nouns, enough to suggest their nature. Try following these adjectives with an infinitive phrase (their desire to play in the championship game, a motivation to pass all their courses, her permission to stay up late, a gentle reminder to do your work) to see how the phrase modifies and focuses the noun. advice appeal command decision desire fact instruction motivation opportunity order permission plan possibility preparation proposal recommendation refusal reminder request requirement suggestion tendency wish Infinitive phrases often follow certain adjectives. When this happens, the infinitive is said to play the role of Adjective Complement. (This is not a noun function, but we will include it here nonetheless.) She was hesitant to tell the coach of her plan. She was reluctant to tell her parents, also. But she would not have been content to play high school ball forever. Here is a list of adjectives that you will often find in such constructions. ahead amazed anxious apt ashamed bound careful certain content delighted determined disappointed eager eligible fortunate glad happy hesitant liable likely lucky pleased proud ready reluctant sad shocked sorry surprised upset Although we do not find many infinitives in this next category, it is not uncommon to find gerunds..