GERUND vs TO INFINITIVE

A.      Gerund

A word formed from verb and suffix-ing function as a noun. This word is verbal. Gerund to explain action and state of being.

1.       Smoking is prohibited (gerund as subject)

2.       Sofia like swimming ( gerund as object)

3.       Sally avoids swimming at night (some verbs are followed bu gerund for example require, need, want, avoids, likes, keep, go, postpone, delay, put off)

4.       Let’s go dancing (go followed  by gerund)

5.       Ani keep stalking about his activity on facebook ( keep followed by gerund)

6.       The hair requires cutting (requires followed by gerund)

7.       Hasan likes cooking (likes followed by gerund)

8.       Your waiting is useless ( possesive pronoun can be followed by gerund. Possesive pronoun : my, your)

9.       It is my blessing (my is prossesive pronoun)

B.      To Infinitive

1.       Sandy stops smoking (stops followed by gerund has meaning sandi stops smoking for permanent)

Sandy stops to smoke (stops followed by to infinitive has meaning sandy stops smoking for tempory)

2.       I remember to lock the door (remember followed by to ifinitive has meaning what to do)

I remember looking the door ( remember followed by gerund has meaning what has been done)

3.       She suggested me to go to the dentist

Subject + Verb + Object + To Infinitive

Something in the past should be followed by gerund

Something what to do should be followed by to infinitive

Sesuatu yang sudah terjadi di ikuti oleh gerund dan sesuatu yang akan di lakukan di ikuti oleh to infinitive