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11 questions linked to/from Catenatives followed by infinitives and gerunds
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"I love to [verb]" vs "I love [gerund]" [duplicate]
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Catenatives followed by infinitives and gerunds
“I like to do (be) something” vs “I like doing (being) something”
What is the difference between "I love to sing" and "I ...
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Dare to think or dare thinking? [duplicate]
In a sentence like this:
I wouldn't even dare to think about the results.
vs
I wouldn't even dare thinking about the results.
Are both of them correct? They seem fine on the surface, but when ...
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My job is to do something or doing something? [duplicate]
My job is to teach English.
My job is teaching English.
Which one is correct and why?
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Is this tutorial using "to [verb]-ing" the right way? When should I just use "to [verb]"? [duplicate]
That tutorial says
Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) is an approach to analyzing datasets to summarize their main characteristics. It is used to understand data, get some context regarding it, ...
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Difference in meaning between gerund and infinitive [duplicate]
The whole class was working hard preparing for the exam.
The whole class was working hard to prepare for the exam.
What are the differences between these two sentences?
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"Started to work" vs "Started working"
What is the difference between the following:
Things started to work again.
Things started working again.
user17857
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“I like to do (be) something” vs “I like doing (being) something”
This is what I read in an answer to a previous question:
Verbs Followed by Either Gerund or Infinitive
Sometimes the meaning changes according to the verb used.
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"Would you mind to do something?"
Is it correct to say "Would you mind to do something?". I've seen this usage in a few places, but it doesn't sound right to me. I would guess that it's proper to use "Would you mind doing something?" ...
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Why are present participle and infinitive equally acceptable for some verbs, but not others?
This question about "started teaching/to teach" made me realise that even though the present participle and infinitive are both acceptable after "started", that's not the case with ...
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"Prefer to do something" vs. "prefer doing something" [duplicate]
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When should a verb be followed by a gerund instead of an infinitive?
What's the difference between the two:
What materials do they prefer working with?
What ...
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"Looking to + infinitive" vs "Looking to + gerund" [closed]
Which is the correct expression, looking to build or looking to building?
Whether you are looking to build. . . .
or
Whether you are looking to building. . . .
