Adjectives Followed by the Infinitive
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Some adjectives are always followed by the infinitive form of the verb and never by gerunds. It would be incorrect to use gerunds after the following adjectives: Anxious Boring Dangerous Hard Eager Easy Good Strange Pleased Prepared Ready Able Usual Common Difficult Examples: Incorrect: He was anxious making a move. Correct: He was anxious to make a move. Incorrect: It was boring watching that movie again. Correct: It was boring to watch that movie again. Incorrect: It is dangerous walking on that road. Correct: It is dangerous to walk on that road. Incorrect: It’s hard changing a bad habit. Correct: It’s hard to change a bad habit. Incorrect: He is eager meeting his family. Correct: He is eager to meet his family. Incorrect: It is easy saying anything but difficult doing. Correct: It is easy to say anything but difficult to do. Incorrect: It is good hearing from you. Correct: It is good to hear from you. Incorrect: It was strange meeting him. Correct: It was strange to meet him. Incorrect: I was prepared doing every…