Gerunds as subjects
Verb + Gerund
Verb + infinitive
Gerund or infinitive?
Prepositions & Purpose
100

What is the subject in this sentence?

Cooking is fun.

Cooking

100

He enjoys ________ (cook)

cooking

100

She hopes _______ (open) a new restaurant.

To open

100

Choose: I like (to swim / swimming)

I like to swim / I like swimming.

100

Which is correct? She is interested (in try / in trying) new food.

in trying
200

Make a sentence with a gerund as the subject

ex. Swimming helps me relax.

200

name two verbs usually followed by a gerund.

Avoid/Enjoy/etc

200

Give two verbs followed by an infinitive

Decide, want, etc

200

Chose and explain: She stopped (to eat / eating) lunch.

Stopped to eat = she paused another action in order to eat

stopped eating = She no longer eats lunch

200

We look forward __________ (have) dinner with you.

to having

300

True/False: A gerund subject takes a plural verb?

False!

300

Whats the gerund?

They went shopping at the mall.

Shopping

300

identify the infinitive: I chose not to eat pizza

To eat

300

Correct or not? I remembered to meet her yesterday.

Correct!

300

What comes after the phrasal verb? He gave up _______ (smoke)

smoking.

400

Give the negative form of this gerund subject: Exercising is important

Not exercising is unhealthy / Not exercising isn't good.

400

Formal or informal?

I dislike him eating so much fast food.

In formal English we prefer a possessive before a gerund. Using an object pronoun (him) is informal. 

400

Fix: We plan to stay home, to watch a movie, and to eat pizza.

We plan to stay home, watch a movie, and eat pizza.

400

Correct or not? I remembered meeting her yesterday. 

Correct!

400

Answer with an infinitive of purpose: Why does he always order fast food?

To save time

500

Fix: Eat fast food every day is bad for you.

Eating fast food every day is bad for you.

500

Rewrite Formally: I dislike Julio eating fries.

Possessive + gerund = I dislike Julio's eating fries. / I dislike his eating fast foods.

500

Change to verb + object + infinitive: She encouraged. Max / Try the salad.

She encouraged Max to try the salad

500

Why is this wrong?

 I love walking and to do yoga.

It breaks parallel structure. I love walking and doing yoga or I love to walk and to do yoga.

500

Rewrite formally: He exercises to stay healthy.

He exercises in order to stay healthy.