Unit 1: The Gifts of Youth - Gerunds and Infinitives

Vocabulary flashcards covering grammar rules for gerunds, infinitives with 'to', infinitives without 'to', and key terms from 'Unit 1: The Gifts of Youth'.

Infinitive with 'to'

One of the two types of infinitive, which can be used as a subject or complement of a verb (e.g., 'To learn by playing attracts children' or 'His hobby is to play the violin').

Infinitive without 'to'

A bare infinitive form used after specific verbs and modal auxiliaries, such as let, help, should, may, will, could, must, had better, can, might, recommend, and let's.

Gerund

A verb form ending in -ing that is used after verbs, adjectives, verbs + prepositions, and certain expressions; it can also function as a subject or complement of a verb.

Expressions followed by gerund

Phrases and verbs listed in the text that take a gerund: can't stand, can't resist, get/be used to, feel like, adore, love, enjoy, imagine, and look forward to.

Expressions followed by gerund or infinitive with to

A group of verbs that can accept either verb form, identified as: continue, begin, remember, hate, love, prefer, and start.

Expressions followed by infinitive without to

Auxiliary verbs and specific expressions followed directly by a bare verb: let, help, should, may, will, could, must, had better, can, might, recommend, and let's.

Gerund as a subject

The use of a gerund at the beginning of a clause acting as the subject of the verb, exemplified by: 'Drawing is my hobby'.

Gerund as a complement

The use of a gerund following a linking verb to complete the predicate, exemplified by: 'My hobby is drawing'.

Infinitive as a subject

The use of an infinitive phrase acting as the subject of a sentence, exemplified by: 'To learn by playing attracts children'.

Infinitive as a complement

The use of an infinitive phrase following a verb to complete its meaning, exemplified by: 'His hobby is to play the violin'.

Standardised testing

Testing provided by private psychologists and university personnel to help parents advocate for their mathematically talented children and access challenging programs.

Advocate

The role taken by parents of mathematically talented students to work within the school system and contact outside experts to develop suitable programs of study.