[Grammar] not smoking/not to smoke

[persianfriend71]

Hi. Which one is correct? Why?
1. The best thing for your health is not smoking.
2. The best thing for your health is not to smoke.

 

[tedmc]

Re: Gerunds

Both the gerund and the infinitive forms are correct.

 

[teechar]

Re: Gerunds

Both are grammatical, but the first would be more natural inverted "Not smoking is the best thing for your health".
Consider also this similar sentence: "The best thing for your health is to stop smoking".

 

[Rover_KE]

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