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first to receive is the most usual phrasing. first receiving is the same in meaning as first to receive, but it's hardly ever used as far as I know. to receive is an infinitive. receiving (in these sentences) is a participle. _________ A gerund is an -ing form of a verb used as a noun. ...

I'm sorry I mistook. "Receiving" is the present participle and "to receive" is the infinitive. The gerund is a present participle which is used as a noun in a sentence. So let's examine your sentence #1. Mrs Smith was the first (person) to receive the prize. ...

This is a very scholarly work dealing with the complexities and analysis of Grammar, with a special section devoted to Gerunds, participles, and infinitive phrases. If you want to read the entire work, it is online. A link to the entire chapter follows. This section is on determining if an -ing...

Thank you for agreeing with me. However, agreeing isn't necessary at all. Diversity makes life interesting! As for your sentences, I have already explained my opinion about structures like these, but if people disagree with me, that's just fine. I don't mind in the least. In the...

A gerund acts like a noun; a participle acts like an adjective. Rolling in the dirt was a favorite pastime for our new puppy. A rolling stone gathers no moss. Nader: You're doing it again. The word is what , not waht . Please be more careful with your spelling!!! CJ

If you are asking how you can tell when to is a preposition and when it's part of an infinitive, the answer is simple. If you can put a noun or a pronoun such as it after to, to is a preposition : I am looking forward to it . I'll never get used to it . I object to it . ...

I can see no difference. You must ask those who think there there is a difference to explain it. Sometimes the verbal noun or gerund has become the accepted term to be used. For instance: Fishing is an interesting hobby. Few would say: To fish is an interesting hobby. CB

 Hi Teachers What is the difference between the noun (noun itself) and gerund (verb-made noun) let's say like this: count (noun) and counting (gerund) and many others    Thanks 

1. A thing is important to you. (Noun or Gerund) Example: Your studies are important to you. (Studying is important to you.) 2. Doing something is important for you. (to + Verb) It is important for you to study.

You need 4. get the car to start / try filling the engine ... You're using try within a suggestion , so the -ing form is the best choice. Both 2 and 4 have filling , but you can't use 2 because the grammar of get is that you need get . Infinitives have the base form of the verb with...