Replace tha under line infinitives in the following sentence with a gerund and rewrite
To play with explosives is dangerous.
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Answer:
Both gerunds and infinitives can replace a noun as the object of a verb. Whether you use a gerund or an infinitive depends on the main verb in the sentence.
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Following a verb (gerund or infinitive)
I expect to have the report done by Friday. [INFINITIVE]
I anticipate having the report done by Friday. [GERUND]
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Both gerunds and infinitives are non-finite verb forms. That means their form does not change with a change in the subject or tense of the verb. A gerund is an –ing form that does the work of a noun. Examples are: cooking, singing, working, sleeping etc. Gerunds are often confused with present participles because they both look alike. However, they have different functions. Present participles function like adjectives. They are also used to form continuous verb forms.
Infinitives usually take the marking to. An infinitive can perform the same functions as a gerund. And in most cases, they are interchangeable.
In the following sentences, replace the gerund by an infinitive and an infinitive by a gerund.