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JaxTeller Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Gerunds and infinitve

My teacher says the correct form is: ''Dan enjoys reading a book'' but ''Dan enjoys to read a book'' sounds so natural to me. Does it sound natural to natives as well? Below are a few examples which sound natural but are probably incorrect.

- Cheryl suggesteed seeing a movie after work (correct answer)
Cheryl suggested to see a movie after work (sounds good to me)

-I resent being treated like a servant (correct)
-I resent to be treated... (sounds natural to me)

And this last one is not about the gerund or infinitive, I would just like to know if the second sentence is correct

-I agreed to help him (this one is correct)
-I agreed on helping him (is this correct as well?)
  

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Your teacher is right. You are not

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-I agreed on helping him (is this correct as well?) r.
Not wrong, but the first version is better.
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Emre25 'Dan enjoys to read a book'' sounds so natural to me. Does it sound natural to natives as well?
No, it doesn’t because it’s ungrammatical. The verb enjoy does not admit a to-infinitival clause. (Dan enjoys reading a book is grammatical, but we would normally say Dan enjoys reading books.) The verb like, o
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thank you for the replies Emotion: smile
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