Learn English – There is no difference among “start work”, “start working” & “start to work”, is there

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I heard my native teacher say, "I start work at 9". Checking the dictionary, I got:

Start: to begin doing or using something
    -start something

    -start to do something

    -start doing something

So, in the case of "I start work at 9", is "work" a correct noun?

And in the case of "I start to work at 9" and "I start working at 9", is "work" a correct verb?

And is there any difference among the 3 structures?

Best Answer

All the examples are correct as well as grammatical. 'Work' means 'to work', a verb and name of action, a noun.

'To start' is an action verb the effect of which is transmitted into action in 'work', its object and an uncountable noun used without an article.

Infinitives and gerunds are verb upstairs, noun downstairs, or, to speak in no ambiguous terms, function as nouns.

So, all these imperative sentences asks you to be up and doing.

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