When and How to Use Each Expression?
Get a sense of when and how each expression can be used through the following examples!To result (Infinitive)
Purpose or Intention: Use the infinitive "to result" when you want to express a purpose, intention, desire, or potential action
Example
Their actions resulted to result in a positive outcome.
Resulting (Gerund)
Activity or Experience: Use the gerund "resulting" when you want to refer to the activity itself or the experience as a noun.
Example
Resulting in a higher sales revenue is their primary goal.
Where can infinitives/gerunds be placed in a sentence?
To result (Infinitive)
- 1Subject
To result in success requires hard work and dedication.
To result in success requires hard work and dedication.
- "*To result* in success" serves as the subject of the sentence.
- Infinitive phrase (subject) + verb (requires) + noun phrase (hard work and dedication).
- 2Object
She expects me to result in a favorable decision.
She expects me to result in a favorable decision.
- "Me *to result* in a favorable decision" is the object of the verb "expects."
- Noun (She) + verb (expects) + noun phrase (me *to result* in a favorable decision).
- 3Adjective Modifier
They need a solution to result in cost savings.
They need a solution to result in cost savings.
- "*To result* in cost savings" modifies the noun "solution."
- Noun (They) + verb (need) + noun phrase (a solution *to result* in cost savings).
Resulting (Gerund)
- 1Subject
Resulting in a promotion requires consistent performance.
Resulting in a promotion requires consistent performance.
- "*Resulting* in a promotion" is the subject of the sentence.
- Gerund (subject) + verb (requires) + noun phrase (consistent performance).
- 2Object
He enjoys resulting in positive outcomes.
He enjoys resulting in positive outcomes.
- "*Resulting* in positive outcomes" is the object of the verb "enjoys."
- Noun (He) + verb (enjoys) + gerund (*resulting* in positive outcomes).
- 3Object of Preposition
They are proud of their team's resulting in success.
They are proud of their team's resulting in success.
- "Their team's *resulting* in success" is the object of the preposition "of."
- Noun phrase (They) + verb (are proud of) + noun phrase (their team's *resulting* in success).
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
He plans to result in a higher sales revenue.
We hope to result in a successful outcome.
I want to result in a positive impact.
They decided to result in a better customer experience.
She agreed to result in increased productivity.
Verbs Taking Gerunds as Objects
Example
She enjoys resulting in customer satisfaction.
They recommend resulting in long-term benefits.
He avoids resulting in negative consequences.
Can you imagine the possibilities resulting from this collaboration?
We are considering resulting in significant cost savings.
Verbs Taking Both Infinitives and Gerunds as Objects
Example
I would like to result in a win for our team. I would like resulting in a win for our team.
They started to result in improved efficiency. They started resulting in improved efficiency.
She began to result in positive changes. She began resulting in positive changes.
