When and How to Use Each Expression?
Get a sense of when and how each expression can be used through the following examples!To overprovision (Infinitive)
Purpose or Intention: Use the infinitive "to overprovision" when you want to express a purpose, intention, desire, or potential action
Example
I plan to overprovision the server to ensure optimal performance.
Overprovisioning (Gerund)
Activity or Experience: Use the gerund "overprovisioning" when you want to refer to the activity itself or the experience as a noun.
Example
Overprovisioning can lead to unnecessary resource wastage.
Where can infinitives/gerunds be placed in a sentence?
To overprovision (Infinitive)
- 1Subject
To overprovision is a common practice in cloud computing.
To overprovision is a common practice in cloud computing.
- "*To overprovision*" serves as the subject of the sentence.
- Infinitive phrase (subject) + verb (is) + noun phrase (a common practice in cloud computing).
- 2Object
She wants me to overprovision the resources for the project.
She wants me to overprovision the resources for the project.
- "Me *to overprovision* the resources for the project" is the object of the verb "wants."
- Noun (She) + verb (wants) + noun phrase (me *to overprovision* the resources for the project).
- 3Adjective Modifier
We need a larger storage capacity to overprovision for future growth.
We need a larger storage capacity to overprovision for future growth.
- "*To overprovision* for future growth" modifies the noun "storage capacity."
- Noun (We) + verb (need) + noun phrase (a larger storage capacity *to overprovision* for future growth).
Overprovisioning (Gerund)
- 1Subject
Overprovisioning is a common strategy in capacity planning.
Overprovisioning is a common strategy in capacity planning.
- "*Overprovisioning*" is the subject of the sentence.
- Gerund (subject) + verb (is) + noun phrase (a common strategy in capacity planning).
- 2Object
I enjoy overprovisioning the servers for high availability.
I enjoy overprovisioning the servers for high availability.
- "*Overprovisioning* the servers for high availability" is the object of the verb "enjoy."
- Noun (I) + verb (enjoy) + gerund (*overprovisioning* the servers for high availability).
- 3Object of Preposition
They have a fear of overprovisioning their resources.
They have a fear of overprovisioning their resources.
- "Of *overprovisioning* their resources" is the object of the preposition "of."
- Noun phrase (They) + verb (have) + noun phrase (a fear of *overprovisioning* their resources).
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
They plan to overprovision the network infrastructure next month.
I decided to overprovision the system to avoid potential bottlenecks.
He wants to overprovision the virtual machines for better performance.
She refuses to overprovision the servers due to cost constraints.
We attempted to overprovision the resources, but it caused stability issues.
Verbs Taking Gerunds as Objects
Example
Experts recommend overprovisioning the network for peak traffic periods.
To save costs, it is advisable to avoid unnecessary overprovisioning.
We are considering overprovisioning the database for faster query responses.
They decided to delay overprovisioning until they have more accurate data.
Can you imagine the benefits of overprovisioning your cloud resources?
Verbs Taking Both Infinitives and Gerunds as Objects
Example
I like to overprovision my servers for better performance. I like overprovisioning my servers for better performance.
They started to overprovision their network infrastructure. They started overprovisioning their network infrastructure.
We began to overprovision the storage system. We began overprovisioning the storage system.
