Inventing new things is very good for human society.

[thehammer]

Hello, there are some words in english which when are used as a gerund or a noun mean almost the same? Could you please tell me what's the difference between the following sentences? In what different conditions should we them?

1- Inventing new things is very good for human society.

2- The invention of new things is very good for human society.

 

[Barque]

In what different conditions should we them?

There's no rule. It depends on the context and what you want to say.

"Invention" and "Innovation" don't mean the same thing.

 

[thehammer]

There's no rule. It depends on the context and what you want to say.

"Invention" and "Innovation" don't mean the same thing.

That's a typo. I have corrected that now.

 

[Barque]

I'd say something like "Inventions help society progress" rather than "Inventing things ..."

In a different context the other form might be preferable. Or both forms might work. As I said, it depends on context.

 

[emsr2d2]

There's no need for human. As a rule, we take "inventing/inventions" and "society" to be aspects of human life unless we are expressly told otherwise.

 

[Tarheel]

An invention is by its nature something new. If it wasn't we wouldn't call it an invention.

 

[Barque]

That's a typo. I have corrected that now.

It'd be a courtesy not to edit posts after a significant typo or mistake is pointed out. It can make the other person's post meaningless.

Just acknowledge the error in a new post, and correct it with a new post if necessary.

I don't mean minor typos like "a" for "an" or very obvious spelling mistakes.