Which one does cost more ,repairing it or buying new one? This is supposed to be the subject question, so you don't need the auxiliary "do" (does) in it. As for using either the infinitive or the gerund--to me, both sound okay, at least not ungrammatical. At the same time "What costs more" sounds a little bit off to me, but it seems to be just
I just looked in differents pages on the web and the verb think does not appear, neither in the list of verbs followed by a gerund nor by the list of infinitives. Why is that? Another example and with this I finish, I promise; "I am a doctor and I just gave a the patient a few choices to treat his illness, and then I add: If you ask me, I THINK
In order to - English Grammar Today - a reference to written and spoken English grammar and usage - Cambridge Dictionary For the vast majority of verbs, the gerund is super easy to form! For -ar verbs, remove the -ar and replace it with -ando. For -er verbs, remove the -er and replace it with -iendo. For -ir verbs, remove the -ir and replace it with -iendo. As you can see, all you have to remember is: -ar → -ando. -er or -ir → -iendo. efer taking a shower in the morning to taking a bath in the evening.\r\r *In this case, to is a preposition, so it follows the rule "Prepositions must be followed by a gerund."\r. These verbs MUST be followed by the gerund form of a verb.\r\rThe infinitive form can NEVER be used. \(to do / someone to do\). \r\r 'used to' + infinitive and 'be' or 'get used to' + '-ing': Grammar test 1. Read the explanation to learn more. Grammar explanation. Used to + infinitive and be/get used to + -ing look similar but they have very different uses. used to. We use used to + infinitive to talk about a past situation that is no longer true. It tells us that there was He wants to swim. after certain verbs with interrogatives (infinitive constructions) They don’t know how to swim. after certain verbs with objects (without ‘to’) He made her swim. after certain verbs with objects (with ‘to’) They wanted him to swim. after certain adjectives and their comparisons. It’s easier to swim downstream.
British English. Nov 12, 2013. #4. No not at all. I think the choice is very idiomatic, a little like "like + inf" or "like + gerund". bowarco said: I have always thought those two adjectives were followed by an infinitive but I have just seen two examples where the preposition about or at are used instead of the infinitive.
Put the verb into the gerund or the infinitive: 1) I couldn't sleep so I tried (drink) some hot milk. [ . ] 2) She tried (reach) the book on the high shelf but she was too small. [ . ] 3) They tried (get) to the party on time but the bus was delayed. [ . .
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