How does one know when to use a gerund or an infinitive?
infinitive:
When used together in chains, extension methods are an unprecedented tool to produceextremely concise code.
gerund:
When used together in chains, extension methods are an unprecedented tool for producingextremely concise code.
But how can I explain to someone learning English how to decide in situations like these whether to use the infinitive or the gerund?
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kingston123 how can I explain to someone learning English how to decide in situations like these whether to use the infinitive or the gerund? In situations like that, either will serve, but more generally it is a matter of collocation. ' are in use.
- kingston123 how can I explain to someone learning English how to decide in situations like these whether to use the infinitive or the gerund?
- In situations like that, either will serve, but more generally it is a matter of collocation.
- ' are in use.
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kingston123how can I explain to someone learning English how to decide in situations like these whether to use the infinitive or the gerund?
In situations like that, either will serve, but more generally it is a matter of collocation. In your example, both 'a tool to do...' and 'a tool for doing...' are in use.
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