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*** gerunds are often interchangeable with infinitives | *** gerunds are often interchangeable with infinitives | ||
**** "I hate doing math" versus "I hate to do math" | **** "I hate doing math" versus "I hate to do math" | ||
**** however, note that gerunds and infinitives may act differently in terms of the object of the sentence | |||
***** ex. see College Board Practice Test 6, Writing section question 21: | |||
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''"Burland advocated using soil extraction:"'' | |||
* A) NO CHANGE | |||
** "Burland advocated using..." = he advocates for the use of soil extraction (he advocates the the object) | |||
* B) advocated to use | |||
** "Burland advocated to use..." = he advocates "to use" (he advocates the action) | |||
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**** Click EXPAND to see an example | |||
* See | * See | ||
** [https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/grammar/verbforms Grammar: Verb Forms: "-ing," Infinitives, and Past Participles (Walden Univ)] | ** [https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/grammar/verbforms Grammar: Verb Forms: "-ing," Infinitives, and Past Participles (Walden Univ)] | ||