To live is to suffer in silence. (infinitival clauses used as subject and object) We went there to collect our computers. (infinitival clause used as an adverbial of purpose) They were sitting quietly. (participial clause used as verb complement to express progressive aspect) The man sitting quietly is the man to watch. (participial clause used as noun modifier) Well beaten, we slumped back to the dressing room. (participial clause used as nominative absolute) I like rescuing wasps. (gerund-participial clause used as a noun phrase) Carthago delenda est ("Carthage must be destroyed"; Latin gerundive used as a predicative expression)