Non-finite forms and learning styles

Non-finite forms do not show person and tense: the to-infinitive (to learn), the gerund (learning), the present participle (learning) and the past participle (learned). The gerund works like a noun: Learning English is useful (subject); I enjoy reading (object); good at drawing (after a preposition). The infinitive shows purpose or wish: I want to study abroad; We use a dictionary to check meanings. Some verbs take only a gerund: enjoy, avoid, finish, mind, suggest; others take an infinitive: want, decide, hope, plan, promise. A participle works like an adjective: an interesting lesson, a broken pencil. According to the popular “learning styles” model used in the textbook, visual learners learn by seeing and using diagrams; auditory learners learn by listening and discussing; kinesthetic learners learn by doing and moving.