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Exclamation gerund or infinitive can be used?
for example:

infinitive: She plans to watch TV.

but can i change into gerund? like.. "she plans watching TV"?

Do gerunds only have their special own words?how can i get the list?please explain it in details..thank you.
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A gerund is simply the "ing" form of a verb used as a noun.

Try:
She plans to keep watching TV.
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Watching TV is her only plan today.

To watch TV is her only plan today.
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