10.41 other ways of talking about actions

If you want to focus on a non-finite clause, you can use this clause as the subject of the main clause, instead of 'it'. For example, instead of saying 'It's fun working for him' you can say 'Working for him is fun'.

• Measuring the water correctly is most important.

In formal English, 'to'-infinitive clauses are sometimes used.

• To lose a son in the games was as honourable as losing him on a foreign battlefield.