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In English, if you want to follow a verb with another action, you must use a gerund or infinitive. For example:

There are certain verbs that can only be followed by one or the other, and these verbs must be memorized. Many of these verbs are listed below.

Common verbs followed by a gerund:

Example: He misses playing with his friends.

Common verbs followed by an infinitive:

Example: She threatened to quit if she didn't get a raise.

Verbs followed by a gerund or infinitive with little to no change in meaning:

Verbs followed by a gerund or infinitive with a change in meaning:

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Verbs Followed by Gerunds and Infinitives

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In English, if you want to follow a verb with another action, you must use a gerund or infinitive. For example: There are certain verbs that can only be followed by one or the other, and these verbs must be memorized. Many of these verbs are listed below.

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verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives

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ENGLISH PAGE - Verbs Followed by Gerunds OR Infinitives (Different Usage)

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List of verbs which can be used in different contexts with either a gerund OR an infinitive. List includes example sentences.

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modals of certainty

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"Writers should learn to properly use auxiliary modal verbs."
Even if a reader has no idea what a modal verb is, this statement is more likely to agitate than inform, and it would start any other article on a sour note. Lurking at the beginning of the sentence, the modal verb "should" is responsible for this agitation.
What are Auxiliary and Modal Verbs?
Auxiliary verbs are "helper verbs" used in combination with other verbs to assist in stating tone, tense, condition/state, voice or mood. A modal verb is a type of auxiliary verb that expresses possibility, necessity or obligation. Because of their commanding tone, modals must be used carefully, and some writers attempt to avoid them entirely.

Nobody likes to be told what to do. If a reader senses this is happening, he becomes defensive and reads more skeptically. Sometimes, this is completely subconscious, but it is no less of a problem. Limiting those bullying, bossy modals can make writing more pleasant.
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Modal Verbs List
Shifting the subject from reader to writer is one way to diffuse the commanding tone. This mimics a psychology technique which prevents discussions from becoming attacks-"you hurt my feelings" is aggressive, while "I feel hurt" is passive.

Here are English's bossiest verbs with suggestions on how to use and/or avoid them. With some, the entire thought behind the original sentence is re-worked to remove the commanding voice. Facts and friendliness have more effect than a bold command, and do not underestimate the power of "please".

Need
"Need" is a black or white word, so use it sparingly.
"You need this."
Possible alternative: "Would you like this?"

Can
This verb sounds like the writer/speaker is granting permission-little better than the commanding tone.
"You can come with."
Possible alternative: "We would like for you to come with."

May
Like "can", this verb also tends to sound like a parent voice granting permission.
"Yes you may."
Possible alternative: "Please do."

The last example is from a popular novel/movie and illustrates the power of modals. Can you think of other catch phrases containing modal verbs? If you remove the modal, does that catch phrase lose its energy?

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Did you know that red is the first color that humans perceive, after black and white? It's the color that babies see first before any other, and the first that those suffering from temporary color blindness after a brain injury start to see again. Red's dominance is even reflected in how colors are defined: although different societies developed their names for colors at different times and in different ways, almost all of them named them in the same order. With only a few exceptions, the order of labelling colors was generally black first, white second, red third, and then green, yellow and blue.

Scientists have posited that societies developed names for colors according to which ones they had the strongest reaction to. This means that humans, supposedly much like bulls, have had strong feelings about the color red for thousands of years. Over time, red has come to symbolize power, love, vigor, and beauty. Do you want to know why? Take a journey with us through history to discover the surprising story of the world's most powerful color...

Red also made waves on the pre-historic art scene. Caves across the world, from Africa to Asia to Europe, bear traces made during the Paleolithic era. Drawings of animals, vessels, and people were made from painting red ochre on the cave walls, like this painting of a thylacoleo (an extinct species of lion) from the Djulirri rock art site in Northern Australia. More than 11,000 paintings have been found stretched over the site. Dated to 11,000 BCE, this naturalist animal painting may be the oldest surviving painting discovered there.

7. Raising Red Flags

World leaders have used red clothing as a way to showcase their power for hundreds of years. This portrait of Princess Elizabeth I before her accession as Queen shows a young woman preparing to assume her position as a powerful monarch. Her richly decorated red dress and red coif (close-fitting cap) send an unequivocal message of the young woman's political and moral strength. After the fall of the monarchy, the color red was then taken up by Revolutionaries around the world to symbolize new liberties and freedoms: from French Revolutionaries and their red phrygian caps, to the Bolshevik, Cultural, and Cuban Revolutions.

Courage, sacrifice, and love or anger, danger, and war? The color red can be associated with the happiest feelings as well as with the worst. Being the color that elicits the strongest reactions, it is no surprise that its symbolism can lie on both ends of the spectrum. So next time you're held up at a red stoplight (in this case the red is a symbol of danger), think about the color's revolutionary history (and maybe love too).

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