Author(s)

He Cang

Corresponding Author

He Cang

ABSTRACT

The semantic meaning of to-infinitives and –ing participles are important components of the nonfinite verb forms in English and the selection between them when they function as complement clauses are the key issues of these two non-finite constructions. There are four parts in this study: the first part for the introduction of study background, the second for the definition of -ing participles, the third for the semantic meaning on –ing participle as complement clause, the fourth for the selection between to-infinitive and –ing participle as complement clause and fifth for the conclusion.

KEYWORDS

semantic meaning, to-infinitive; -ing participle, complement clause