{"id":12688,"date":"2024-09-02T08:35:42","date_gmt":"2024-09-01T23:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wesleyan.ac.jp\/cgu-info\/?post_type=fl_news&#038;p=12688"},"modified":"2024-09-02T08:35:42","modified_gmt":"2024-09-01T23:35:42","slug":"english-study-series-part-11-the-marvels-of-gerunds-and-infinitives-introduction-to-gerunds-and-infinitives","status":"publish","type":"fl_news","link":"https:\/\/www.wesleyan.ac.jp\/cgu-info\/fl_news\/english-study-series-part-11-the-marvels-of-gerunds-and-infinitives-introduction-to-gerunds-and-infinitives","title":{"rendered":"English Study Series Part 11: &#8220;The Marvels of Gerunds and Infinitives&#8221; (Introduction to Gerunds and Infinitives)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-16445 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wesleyan.ac.jp\/cgu-info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/11-300x155.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"790\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wesleyan.ac.jp\/cgu-info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/11-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wesleyan.ac.jp\/cgu-info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/11-768x397.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wesleyan.ac.jp\/cgu-info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/11.jpg 899w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Welcome, grammar heroes, to the world of gerunds and infinitives! These dynamic duos add versatility to our sentences, allowing us to express actions in different ways. Let&#8217;s unravel their mysteries with some examples:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">She enjoys <strong>reading<\/strong> books in her free time. (gerund)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">He wants <strong>to learn<\/strong> how to play the guitar. (infinitive)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Gerunds act like nouns, while infinitives retain their verb qualities. So, next time you&#8217;re expressing your passions or goals, remember to choose the right sidekick\u2014gerunds or infinitives\u2014to join your linguistic adventure!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","categories":[21],"class_list":["post-12688","fl_news","type-fl_news","status-publish","hentry","category-21"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wesleyan.ac.jp\/cgu-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fl_news\/12688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wesleyan.ac.jp\/cgu-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fl_news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wesleyan.ac.jp\/cgu-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/fl_news"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wesleyan.ac.jp\/cgu-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wesleyan.ac.jp\/cgu-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}