English verb patterns: gerund or infinitive?

A verb pattern is a grammatical structure that follows a verb in a sentence. In English, there are several different verb patterns, and in this grammar post we'll focus on two of the most common ones: verb + gerund and verb + infinitive. The post includes an online grammar quiz and additional resources.

Further or farther

Please email me for further information.  To reach the post office, walk farther down the street. Further, fartherโ€ฆ Whatโ€™s the difference? Is it just two different spellings of the same word? The answer is yesโ€”and no. Please read on for some explanation. Both โ€˜furtherโ€™ and โ€˜fartherโ€™ are irregular comparative forms of the same adjective (and …