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Is it possible to use the ing form as infinitive at the beginning of a sentence?

E.g. learning extracurricular Software to improve personal training.

This is a sentence I put in brackets in my curriculum vitae. If possible, attach references of accreditate sources where you picked up the rule.

Thank you for your time.

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    This particular use of the -ing form is called a "Gerund", and it does function in much the same way as an infinitive does. Infinitive clauses and gerund clauses are varieties of Complement clauses -- subordinate clauses that act as nouns in a sentence, typically the subject or direct object of certain verbs. The example you give -- learning extracurricular software to improve personal training -- is not a sentence, however. It could be a sentence if it had a main verb, but as it is, it is only a gerund clause followed by a purpose infinitive clause.
    – John Lawler
    Commented Jul 17, 2019 at 14:40
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    That's fine, except it's not a complete standalone sentence. You need to add is [something] to the end. However, in the context of something broader that introduces it, as you indicate, that's okay. Software should not be capitalized—unless it's a proper noun, which seems unlikely.
    – Jason Bassford
    Commented Jul 17, 2019 at 17:36
  • John Lawler and Jason Bassford thank you for your precious suggestions.
    – Gennaro Arguzzi
    Commented Jul 18, 2019 at 7:51
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    If this text is for your CV, you have much bigger problems than gerund vs infinitive. To start with, prefixed goals does not mean what you think it means, because it doesn't mean anything. And software is a mass noun that doesn't occur in the plural. On the other hand, that might be normal in whatever dialect of English is spoken where you live; there are thousands.
    – John Lawler
    Commented Jul 18, 2019 at 14:57
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    Better. Leave out my; if you're using anarthrous nouns elsewhere, continue.
    – John Lawler
    Commented Jul 18, 2019 at 19:34

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In comments, John Lawler wrote:

This particular use of the -ing form is called a "Gerund", and it does function in much the same way as an infinitive does. Infinitive clauses and gerund clauses are varieties of Complement clauses -- subordinate clauses that act as nouns in a sentence, typically the subject or direct object of certain verbs. The example you give -- learning extracurricular software to improve personal training -- is not a sentence, however. It could be a sentence if it had a main verb, but as it is, it is only a gerund clause followed by a purpose infinitive clause.

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If this text is for your CV, you have much bigger problems than gerund vs infinitive. To start with, prefixed goals does not mean what you think it means, because it doesn't mean anything. And software is a mass noun that doesn't occur in the plural. On the other hand, that might be normal in whatever dialect of English is spoken where you live; there are thousands.

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