Master Gerunds and Infinitives | Take a Fun 40-Question Quiz!
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0:00 Introduction: Movies from the 1990s
1:40 Contact (1997)
3:20 Ghost (1990)
5:09 The American President (1995)
7:06 Dave (1993)
9:05 The Thing Called Love (1993)
11:14 The Truman Show (1998)
13:12 Pleasantville (1998)
15:21 My Girl (1991)
17:29 Meet Joe Black (1998)
19:36 Heart and Souls (1993)
21:42 Reference charts for gerunds and infinitives
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Thanks for watching. :) Have a great weekend!
Thank you, Jennifer! It was so interesting to test myself in knowledge of grammar.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for checking out the new video, Sergei.
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What is headline-style? Headline Style can't be like Present continuous tense or past continuous tense that is excluded from Is/are/was/were meaning Omitted with Verb to be? I often see news like BBC news, Telegraph, CNN,
Daily Mirror
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For examples
Hikers exploring remote trails in the Rockies."
"Chefs preparing gourmet meals for charity event."
"Artists creating stunning murals in city neighborhoods."
"Volunteers rescuing animals from flood-ravaged areas."
"Entrepreneurs innovating new technologies for space travel."
"Researchers studying the effects of climate change on polar bears."
Hi Jennifer!
Thank you for this delightful quiz on grammar! It really helps polish our grammar skills.
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You're so welcome! Thank you for taking the quiz.
Hi Jennifer Good to see your new video.Thank you for your good work.Would you please make a video on binomial with subject verb agreement for example law and order is or are what we need.Which one is correct
Super request! I covered a short set of word pairs a few years ago, but I could update that and add more.
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If you perceive a subject as a unit or a collective group, then use a singular verb:
Macaroni and cheese is a favorite dish among American children. [the dish]
Law and order is needed in every city. [the state of having peace]
Hello Jennifer, it's a quite long time since I don't follow your lessons anymore, but I've remembered you when I faced a Hamletic doubt about how to use the expression "related to" in conjunction with a verb. Do I have to use the infinitive form of the verb or the verb+ing form?
Thank you in advance
Hi. Glad you came back to visit. "Related to" requires an object, so you can use a noun or anything that behaves like a noun. That includes gerunds but not infinitives:
related to my concerns (noun phrase)
related to this (pronoun)
related to reading (gerund)
related to extensive reading (gerund phrase)
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Hi Jennifer nice see you here. Thank you
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Is there any difference between future and possible future action? I read in grammar book that says we use "can and will be able" for future . but for possible future action we normally use "can ".
"Can" is more common than "be able to." We might choose "be able to" when the action is going to present a challenge:
"There will likely be a big line to buy tickets, but if we arrive early enough, we'll be able to buy our tickets for the evening show."
Compare: Are you going to the show this weekend? You can buy your tickets online or at the theater. (Both options are possible.)
Thanks a lot. But could you explain why we should to choose Ving or to V.?
These are combinations that must be learned through practice. Some might like to search for a difference and say that gerunds refer more to ongoing activities or activities in progress, but I think it's best to simply learn the grammar of verbs. When you learn a new verb, don't just study its meaning. Be sure to look at the grammar it requires. Some always take object (FIX something), and some don't (SING). Some are followed by gerunds (ENJOY), and others require an infinitive (WANT).
Nice vidoe mam
Thank you!
Thanks! Super quiz! I only made one error, and that was due to reading a sentence too quickly.
Here's a tip. Can you put "To" before the word without the sentence being grammatically incorrect? If so, go with "to."
I agree that the 1990s was a good decade for movie releases. Thank you for the recommendations.
Wow. Thank you for the Super Thanks! It's much appreciated. I'm glad you liked the quiz. I figured movies would make the review more interesting. :)
It's tricky to identify TO as part of a prepositional phrase or an infinitive. You can test a combination by substituting "what" or a noun:
He admitted to what? He admitted to the crime.
This means we can also use a gerund: He admitted to doing the crime.
@@Englishwithjennifer It's always good to hear movie recommendations.
It really is a super topic. Quite often "to + infinitive" doesn't fit, so that makes it easy to know if we should be using an infinitive or a gerund.
Showering teachers with compliments is normally appreciated.
To shower teachers with compliments is normally appreciated.
In these examples, "To shower" and "Showering " begin the subject. What would I opt for there?
The gerund - Showering. 😸
Hi Jennifer. I love movies. All the genres, though I've been sick of franchise and biographies. I must admit that I don't recognize most of the movies that you present. Maybe I did watch it, but I can't remember, as there are no images and because when a movie goes to another country, it receives another name, not just a literal translation in the title. But some of them are unforgettable.
Contact: marvelous. It has mistery, action, drama, but in the end, the important message revolves around faith. An atheist scientist now has to prove the world that she found her late dad in another planet. Fantastic.
Ghost: I agree with you about Woopie Goldberg. She took over the film. Remeber that scene where she's forced to donate a millionaire check to charity? Hillarious.
The Truman Show: I don't know if realities shows were a thing in USA in the 90's (here in Brazil, they arrived, unfortunatetly for good, in the 2000's) but this movie is profetic. How could we imagine that western culture would eventually be so fascinated with this (so poor) language?
My Girl: oh, so cute that little cupple. How could we forget? Macolin Caucklin (I don't know how to write his name) dies in the end. It requires courage to talk about death in childhood, specially nowadays, where so many people struggle with aging (and horribly fear the other option).
Wow, today I wrote a lot. It's because of the subject, I love cinema.
Thank you and feel free to correct my English.
Bye!
Hi Thiago. I'm glad these movies sparked your interest! I wish I could have included thumbnails of the movies, but for copyright issues, I couldn't. I could have possibly included actual clips, but that would have made the video very long indeed. Hopefully, my short summaries were enough to pique interest in new films.
Some suggested edits:
I must admit that I don't recognize most of the movies that you presentED. Maybe I did watch THEM, but I can't remember...
Contact: marvelous. It has MYSTERY, action, AND drama, but in the end... (Love your conclusion, by the way!)
Ghost: I agree with you about WHOOPI Goldberg. She took over the film. RemeMber that scene... (Yes, I love the whole bank scene. So well performed. Hilarious!)
The Truman Show: I don't know if REALITY shows...but this movie is PROPHETIC.
My Girl: oh, so cute that little COUPLE. How could we forget? (Yes, you remember the painful, tear-jerking ending.)
I have trouble remembering how to spell his name too. Macaulay Culkin.
@@Englishwithjennifer thank you!
Hello mam! We use comparative adjective to compare two persons or things .but here in this sentence I don't understand this unusual Pattern.
Ex: I don't need a man but I am happier with one.
Happier is used without comparison between two people.
The comparison is sometimes based on context. The speaker is happier with a man than without.
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