4. 1 Verb + Gerund or Infinitive with no Different in Meaning……………..24 4. 2 Verb + Gerund or Infinitive with a Different in Meaning…….……......25
5. CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
5. 1 Conclusion……………………………………………………….….…..27 5. 2 Suggestion………….…………………………………………………....28
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ABSTRACT
Kertas karya yang berjudul “A Brief Description of Gerund and Infinitive in English Grammar” ini menjelaskan uraian definisi, bentuk, fungsi, dan penggunaan dari
gerund dan infinitive secara singkat. Penulisan kertas karya ini mengunakan metode penelitian kepustakaan dengan cara mengumpulkan beberapa buku dan informasi
yang relevan dengan judul ini. Gerund adalah bentuk kata kerja yang diberi tambahan –ing dan berfungsi sebagai kata benda noun atau membendakan kata kerja. Infinitive
merupakan bentuk dasar kata kerja dalam bahasa Inggris dan umumnya mendapat tambahan kata to sebelum kata kerja verb. Terdapat beberapa kata kerja yang dapat
digunakan dalam bentuk gerund maupun infinitive dengan tidak mengubah arti kalimat tersebut dan terdapat pula beberapa kata kerja yang dapat digunakan
keduanya dan mengubah arti kalimat tersebut.
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
1. 1 Background of the Study
Language is the most fundamental means of communication. By using language people can express their idea and feeling. As a universal language, English plays a
great role in human communication to interact one with another. Understanding the grammar of a language is essential for those who use that language. Grammar is a part
of structure in language which studies about the effective uses of parts of speech, noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, conjunction, preposition, interjection, for
language users. An important aspect of English grammar is the use of verb forms, namely: gerunds and infinitives. One of the problems for learners is to know which
verbs in English are followed by the infinitive and which verbs are take the –ing form. The problem is complicated by the fact that there is a number of verbs that can take
both forms, but with a different in meaning. This paper describes about Gerund and Infinitive in English Grammar.
1. 2 Scope of the Study