When and How to Use Each Expression?
Get a sense of when and how each expression can be used through the following examples!To sextuple (Infinitive)
Purpose or Intention: Use the infinitive "to sextuple" when you want to express a purpose, intention, desire, or potential action
Example
They want to sextuple their profits in the next year.
Sextupling (Gerund)
Activity or Experience: Use the gerund "sextupling" when you want to refer to the activity itself or the experience as a noun.
Example
Sextupling their workforce will help them meet the increased demand.
Where can infinitives/gerunds be placed in a sentence?
To sextuple (Infinitive)
- 1Subject
To sextuple is a difficult task to achieve.
To sextuple is a difficult task to achieve.
- "*To sextuple*" serves as the subject of the sentence.
- Infinitive phrase (subject) + verb (is) + noun phrase (a difficult task to achieve).
- 2Object
She expects me to sextuple the company's sales.
She expects me to sextuple the company's sales.
- "Me *to sextuple* the company's sales" is the object of the verb "expects."
- Noun (She) + verb (expects) + noun phrase (me *to sextuple* the company's sales).
- 3Adjective Modifier
We need a strategy to sextuple our customer base.
We need a strategy to sextuple our customer base.
- "*To sextuple* our customer base" modifies the noun "strategy."
- Noun (We) + verb (need) + noun phrase (a strategy *to sextuple* our customer base).
Sextupling (Gerund)
- 1Subject
Sextupling is a significant challenge for any organization.
Sextupling is a significant challenge for any organization.
- "*Sextupling*" is the subject of the sentence.
- Gerund (subject) + verb (is) + noun phrase (a significant challenge for any organization).
- 2Object
He enjoys sextupling his productivity by using time management techniques.
He enjoys sextupling his productivity by using time management techniques.
- "*Sextupling* his productivity" is the object of the verb "enjoys."
- Noun (He) + verb (enjoys) + gerund (*sextupling* his productivity).
- 3Object of Preposition
They are considering the idea of sextupling their investments.
They are considering the idea of sextupling their investments.
- "The idea of *sextupling* their investments" is the object of the preposition "of."
- Noun phrase (They) + verb (are considering) + noun phrase (the idea of *sextupling* their investments).
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 sextuple their production capacity by investing in new machinery.
We hope to sextuple our website traffic with a new marketing campaign.
He wants to sextuple his social media followers by creating engaging content.
She decided to sextuple her savings by cutting down on unnecessary expenses.
They agreed to sextuple their efforts to achieve the desired results.
Verbs Taking Gerunds as Objects
Example
She enjoys sextupling her revenue through innovative marketing strategies.
Experts recommend gradually sextupling the workload to avoid burnout.
I dislike the idea of sextupling the price of the product.
They avoid sextupling their expenses by carefully managing their budget.
Can you imagine sextupling your customer base within a year?
Verbs Taking Both Infinitives and Gerunds as Objects
Example
They would like to sextuple their market share. They would like sextupling their market share.
We started to sextuple our production capacity. We started sextupling our production capacity.
He began to sextuple his income through smart investments. He began sextupling his income through smart investments.
