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When to Use the Gerund (-ing) and Infinitive (to): Is There a Difference in Meaning?

In today’s lesson we are going to compare two verbals: the gerund and the infinitive. From previous lessons, you learned that a gerund is a verb form that acts like a noun. And an infinitive is also a verb form that can take the form of a noun, an adjective, and an adverb. You will also hear infinitives and gerunds referred to as verb complements because they complete the meaning of the verb and they are also classed as non-finite verbs, meaning that they do not show tense. They always follow a main verb because on their own, the gerund and the infinitive do not indicate past, present or future. But for today’s lesson we are going to look at the to-infinitive acting as a noun because if we’re going to compare it to the gerund, you know what the gerund acts like a noun so we want to be comparing the same function. Let’s quickly review what gerunds and infinitives are. To start, gerunds and infinitives are verb complements because they complete or add to the meaning of the verb. Simply stated a gerund is a verb plus the -ing ending. And it functions as a noun in the sentence by appearing as the subject, the subject complement, a direct object, an indirect object, the object of the preposition, an appositive, and following a possessive adjective. The infinitive can function as an adjective and as an adverb and if you want to learn more about this, please check out the previous lesson and I’ll link it below. But for today’s lesson we’re looking at the infinitive when it functions as a noun We will compare the gerund vs the to infinitive and their functions as subjects, subject complements, and direct objects. We will also look at verbs that take only the gerund, verbs that take only the infinitive, verbs that take both the gerund and the infinitive with little or no change in meaning, verbs that take the gerund and infinitive with a change in meaning, and verbs that are followed by “to” plus the gerund. Before we look at all the syntactic constructions, let's try to answer the burning question that all students have: What is the difference in meaning between a gerund and an infinitive. Is there a difference between a gerund and an infinitive? Examples are given. Infinitives:    • (Bonus Quiz) INFINITIVES: Everything You N...   Participial Phrase vs. Gerund Phrase:    • The Participial Phrase and the Gerund Phra...   What is a Gerund?:    • What is a Gerund? How Can a Noun be Derive...   00:00 Introduction 00:00 Review of the Gerund and the Infinitive 01:52 Linguistics & Definition of the Gerund and Infinitive 04:45 Gerunds and Infinitives as Subjects, Subject Complements and Direct Objects 06:27 Does the Verb Take a Gerund or Infinitive? 07:35 Verbs That Change Meaning Depending on Gerund or Infinitive 10:19 Verbs Followed by Preposition + Gerund 10:59 Conclusion