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Jacob22 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Gerund vs Infinitive

hi all.
what is the difference between
1.We decided to buy a new car.
and
2. we decided buying a new car.
Thanks
  

Top answer

2 is ungrammatical. Rover

— Rover_KE

  • 2 is ungrammatical.
  • Rover
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2 is ungrammatical.

Rover
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I know but i dont understand why?
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to buy and buying has the same meaning right?
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If anyone can explain why i must use ,, to buy '' in the first sentence and why not ,,buying''' in the second sentence. thanks
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'Decide' can be followed by 'on' or 'to'.

'Decide to' is followed by a verb (I decided to buy a Ford).

'Decide on' is followed by a noun or gerund (I decided on buying a Ford)'.
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