When we start a sentence or a clause with a verb as the subject, we should change the verb to the gerund form (i.e., the -ing form):
❌ Build a career as a singer is one of his biggest goals.
✅ Building a career as a singer is one of his biggest goals.
❌ Eat more vegetables is good for your health.
✅ Eating more vegetables is good for your health.
❌ Read every day is great for the mind.
✅ Reading every day is great for the mind.
❌ Live in Hong Kong can be stressful.
✅ Living in Hong Kong can be stressful.
❌ Listen to soft music is relaxing.
✅ Listening to soft music is relaxing.
❌ Write a poem is not easy.
✅ Writing a poem is not easy.
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Examples from the Media
Running a marathon is a feat for anyone. —Toronto Star (2020)
"Drinking too much alcohol has many more health risks than most people realize," Dr. Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., director of the CDC, said in a statement. —HuffPost (2014)
Growing old is depressing; older people are more depressed than younger people. —The Guardian (2015)
Buying houses in different locations is great for diversification, but it also increases your management costs drastically. —The Washington Post (2020)
Other Real-World Examples of Misuse
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