Infinitive or gerund ???
Hi guys!Your help is needed as usual:)))
What does the verb "facilitate" require at the end?

It facilitates to develop innate skills OR
It facilitates developing innate skills

Thank you!!

Question

Infinitive or gerund ???
Hi guys!Your help is needed as usual:)))
What does the verb "facilitate" require at the end?

It facilitates to develop innate skills  OR
It facilitates developing innate skills

Thank you!!

Answer

It facilitates developing innate skills.

Answer

Using the infinitive is incorrect.

Using the gerund is probably acceptable grammatically (I'm not 100% certain) but it does not sound good in my opinion.

What I would say is: It facilitates the development of innate skills, such as...

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Dilya, the verb "to facilitate" does not take either an infinitive or a gerund. Facilitate, in this instance, is a transitive verb, meaning that it needs to take a noun as its direct object. While "facilitates developing..." is understandable, it is not correct grammar, because "facilitate" is not an auxiliary verb. It would be more correct to say: "This facilitates the development of innate skills." ["development" is the direct object of the verb "facilitate.]

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