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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Small question

Sorry to be asking this, but if i was to say for instance
If you want to get fit it's worth ____ in a exercise bicyle.
Should we use "investing" or "to invest" ? I think the answer is "to invest" but can't we use "investing" as well? What is the rule (if there's any) that explains this?
Thanks in advance.
  

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" the infinitive doesn't work in this case. Some verbs take the gerund, some take the infinitive, some take the bare infinitive, some take all the above. I can't afford to invest/investing in an exercise bike.

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  • " the infinitive doesn't work in this case.
  • Some verbs take the gerund, some take the infinitive, some take the bare infinitive, some take all the above.
  • I can't afford to invest/investing in an exercise bike.
  • Edit.
  • Okay, "worth" is not a verb.
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Use "investing." the infinitive doesn't work in this case.

Some verbs take the gerund, some take the infinitive, some take the bare infinitive, some take all the above.

I can't afford to invest/investing in an exercise bike.

Edit. Okay, "worth" is not a verb.
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