When and How to Use Each Expression?
Get a sense of when and how each expression can be used through the following examples!To doctrinate (Infinitive)
Purpose or Intention: Use the infinitive "to doctrinate" when you want to express a purpose, intention, desire, or potential action
Example
The teacher wants to doctrinate her students with the principles of democracy.
Doctrinating (Gerund)
Activity or Experience: Use the gerund "doctrinating" when you want to refer to the activity itself or the experience as a noun.
Example
Doctrinating young minds is a responsibility of educators.
Where can infinitives/gerunds be placed in a sentence?
To doctrinate (Infinitive)
- 1Subject
To doctrinate is an effective way to shape young minds.
To doctrinate is an effective way to shape young minds.
- "*To doctrinate*" serves as the subject of the sentence.
- Infinitive phrase (subject) + verb (is) + noun phrase (an effective way to shape young minds).
- 2Object
She expects me to doctrinate the new employees.
She expects me to doctrinate the new employees.
- "Me *to doctrinate* the new employees" is the object of the verb "expects."
- Noun (She) + verb (expects) + noun phrase (me *to doctrinate* the new employees).
- 3Adjective Modifier
He needs a curriculum to doctrinate students in critical thinking.
He needs a curriculum to doctrinate students in critical thinking.
- "*To doctrinate* students in critical thinking" modifies the noun "curriculum."
- Noun (He) + verb (needs) + noun phrase (a curriculum *to doctrinate* students in critical thinking).
Doctrinating (Gerund)
- 1Subject
Doctrinating students requires patience and dedication.
Doctrinating students requires patience and dedication.
- "*Doctrinating* students" is the subject of the sentence.
- Gerund (subject) + verb (requires) + noun phrase (patience and dedication).
- 2Object
I enjoy doctrinating my students with knowledge.
I enjoy doctrinating my students with knowledge.
- "*Doctrinating* my students with knowledge" is the object of the verb "enjoy."
- Noun (I) + verb (enjoy) + gerund (*doctrinating* my students with knowledge).
- 3Object of Preposition
She has a passion for doctrinating young minds.
She has a passion for doctrinating young minds.
- "For *doctrinating* young minds" is the object of the preposition "for."
- Noun phrase (She) + verb (has) + noun phrase (a passion for *doctrinating* young minds).
Verbs Taking Infinitives/Gerunds as Objects
The following are verbs that can take only the base form of the verb (infinitive), only the -ing form (gerund), or both.Verbs Taking Infinitives as Objects
Example
The school plans to doctrinate all students in environmental awareness.
They hope to doctrinate future leaders with ethical values.
He wants to doctrinate his followers in the principles of equality.
We decided to doctrinate our team in effective communication skills.
They agreed to doctrinate the community on sustainable practices.
Verbs Taking Gerunds as Objects
Example
She enjoys doctrinating her students in creative thinking.
They recommend doctrinating children in cultural diversity.
I dislike the idea of doctrinating individuals with biased beliefs.
He avoids doctrinating his students with one-sided opinions.
Can you imagine yourself doctrinating a group of aspiring learners?
Verbs Taking Both Infinitives and Gerunds as Objects
Example
She likes to doctrinate her students in social responsibility. She likes doctrinating her students in social responsibility.
We started to doctrinate young minds at an early age. We started doctrinating young minds at an early age.
He began to doctrinate his followers in leadership skills. He began doctrinating his followers in leadership skills.
