Hard decision.

IDEA: Should I go back Rome and remain there at the end of the course in Dublin?


1 FOR: I should remain in Rome from the end of the course (15 October), because my university's lectures are going to start on the 17th of October.
2 FOR: I should remain in Rome because I've already bought the ticket to go there and I won't need to buy another ticket to go in Sicily spending more money.

1 AGAINST: I shouldn't remain in Rome and go back in Sicily to stay with my family, that I don't see for more than one month.
2 AGAINST: I shouldn't remain in Rome and go back in Sicily to have a week more of holyday and relaxing.


CONCLUSION: All in all, I'm going to remain in Rome. I'll go back in Sicily on Christmas holyday.

Which things do you think are positive developments.

I think life expectancy of over 100 years is going to be a positive development, mainly if the humankind will lean how to spend all this huge time in the best way.

Certainly, the replacement of damaged organs using cells from human embryos and the prediction and treatment of hereditary diseases are great achievements of science and medicine, as well as the eradication of infectious diseases such as malaria, although in many African countries, like those adjacent to the Victoria lake, malaria is still now a great problem and difficult to eradicate completely. Likewise, a vaccination against AIDS would be very useful and advantageous for everybody, since about 40 million people in the world had AIDS in 2004.

_Pink Floyd's song "Keep Talking"_ Gerunds and Infinitives? No problems anymore!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-XtvR6-ckg

We learned to talk.
I can't seem to speak now.
All we need to do is make sure we keep talking.


In all the sentences above gerunds and infinitives are used as the object. The application of one of the two tenses depends on the verb they follow.

Gerunds and Infinitives' main rules. Part 2.

As the object of a sentence, it is more difficult to choose between a gerund or an infinitive.


- He enjoys swimming.
- He wants to swim.


In such situations, gerunds and infinitives are not normally interchangeable. Usually, the main verb in the sentence determines whether you use a gerund or an infinitive.


Below there are two useful links where you can find lists of verbs usually followed by gerunds and infinitives. 
http://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/gerund_list.htm
http://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/infinitive_list.htm

Gerunds and Infinitives' main rules. Part 1.

Both gerunds and infinitives can be used as the subject or the complement of a sentence.


- Learning is important.
- To learn is important.
- The most important thing is learning.
- The most important thing is to learn.


However, as subjects or complements, gerunds usually sound more like normal, spoken English, whereas infinitives sound more abstract as you can see in the examples above. Actually infinitives emphasize the possibility or potential for something and sound more philosophical.

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