Verb noun
Gist:Usage of a verb with ing as a noun(subject S, complement C, object O, object of a preposition)
. This is the only version of the infinitive that is a nominative use of the infinitive.
I like studying English. The verbal noun studying can be translated as "to study,"
but only if the verb study can be translated as a noun.
Smaller matters
. Verb: past, dark matter; infinitive: often used for future, bright matter.Famous gorlings of verbs that take only verbal nouns as their object
(i.e., the object cannot be an infinitive)
megafepsdaicon(megafeps dicon)
mind(care),enjoy,give up,avoid,finish,escape,practice,stop,
deny(deny),admit(admit),imagine(imagine),consider(consider)
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