Verb yang Diikuti Gerund dan Infinitive
Beberapa verb hanya dapat menggunakan gerund, beberapa menggunakan infinitive, dan beberapa yang lain menggunakan keduanya dengan makna yang sama maupun berbeda. Penjelasannya adalah sebagai berikut.
Kondisi |
Verb |
Contoh |
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Diikuti oleh infinitive |
tanpa tambahan agent |
agree, appear, begin, care, choose, continue, decide, forget, happen, get, hate, learn, hope, like, love, plan, prefer, refuse, seem, start, try, wait, etc |
She forgot to come. |
butuh tambahan agent |
advise, allow, choose, get, help, invite, teach, tell, etc |
I told him to call you. |
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dapat ditambahkan agent (optional) |
ask, beg, expect, need, prepare, promise, want, etc |
I need to know the correct answers. |
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I need you to know the correct answers. |
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tanpa “to” |
feel, have, hear, help, watch, see, etc |
She heard you pass the exam. |
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Diikuti oleh gerund |
tanpa tambahan agent |
acknowledge, advise, appreaciate, avoid, begin, consider, continue, deny, discuss, dislike, enjoy, finish, forget, hate, (cannot) help, prefer, recommend, regret, remember, start, stop, teach, understand, etc |
She enjoys dancing. |
butuh tambahan agent |
hear, watch, see, etc |
I saw you throwing the food. |
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Diikuti keduanya |
tanpa perbedaan makna |
begin, continue, hate, like, love, prefer, start, etc |
I continue studying. |
I continue to study. |
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dengan perbedaan makna |
forget, remember, stop, etc |
She stopped eating chocolate. (Dia berhenti makan coklat) |
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She stopped to eat chocolate. [Dia berhenti (melakukan kegiatan lain) untuk makan coklat] |
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Soal Gerund vs Infinitive
1. Question
We promise … in touch with our clients.
to
stay
staying
2. Question
My grandfather used … his hummingbirds three times a day.
feeding
to feed
3. Question
I dislike … money on non-essential items.
to spend
spending
4. Question
I watched two lions … in the grass in South Africa.
to sleep
sleeping
5. Question
Would you mind … this questionnaire?
to fill out
filling out
6. Question
She needs … how to serve healthy food for her familiy.
to know
knowing
7. Question
Some of the students refused … behavior guidelines.
following
to follow
Do you recommend … these books?
reading
to read
My mother taught me not … about my academic work.
lying
to lie