Gerunds and Infinitive Phrases
Warm-up
1
Determine whether the sentence contains
a gerund or an infinitive phrase
and write "gerund' or "infinitive"
accordingly. HINT: Below, there are four gerunds
and two infinitive phrases.
Gerund or Infinitive Phrase? | Subject or Object? | ||
Ex. She was trying to keep it a secret. | to keep | inf. phrase | object |
1. ...interested in studying abroad. | studying abroad | gerund | object |
2. ...sad to see me leave. | to see me leave | inf. phrase | object |
3. Bowling is ... | bowling | gerund | subject |
4. ... how to do it. | to do it | inf. phrase | object |
5. We are going shopping ... | shopping | gerund | object |
6. We are devoted to helping our country. | helping our country | gerund | object |