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Section Ⅱ Learning About Language
动词-ing形式作主语
①(教材P26)Getting here is quite difficult, so apart from the Sam very few people have ever seen Sarek.
②(教材P26)For hundreds of years, looking after reindeer was a way of life for the Sam.
③To lie to your teacher was foolish.
④It was foolish of you to lie to your teacher.
⑤It's no use trying to persuade him to change his mind.
[自我感知]
1.句 ①②③④⑤ 中黑体部分在句中均作 主语 。
2.根据句④⑤可知,动词不定式和动词-ing形式作主语时,可以用 it 作形式主语。
一、动词-ing的时态和语态(以do为例)
语态
时态
主动语态
被动语态
一般式
doing
being done
完成式
having done
having been done
►Sometimes being punished may be a good thing.
有时被惩罚可能是一件好事。
►Having been given a toy car as a gift made the boy laugh.
那男孩收到一辆玩具汽车作为礼物后笑了。
[即时训练1]——补全句子
(1) Being exposed in the sun (暴露在阳光下) for a long time does great harm to your skin.
(2) Having been bitten (已经被咬了) by my dog made Linda refuse to play with me again.
二、句法功能
(一)动词-ing形式作主语
1.动词-ing形式作主语的功能及基本用法
动词-ing形式是动词的一种非谓语形式,包括现在分词和动名词两种。动名词在句中作主语、宾语、表语和定语,本单元重点讲解动名词(短语)作主语的情况。动名词作主语时,多表示经常性、习惯性的动作,通常置于句首,可以有自己的宾语、逻辑主语等。
►Using cocaine increases the user's heart rate and blood pressure.使用可卡因会加快使用者的心率并使血压升高。
►Wasting a person's time is the same as killing him for his property.
浪费别人的时间无异于谋财害命。
[易错精点] ①单个动名词(短语)作主语时,谓语动词用单数。②两个或两个以上动名词(短语)作主语时,表达相同意义的,谓语动词用单数;表达不同意义的,谓语动词用复数。
►Going to bed early and getting up early is a good habit.早睡早起是一个好习惯。
►Listening to the English tapes and watching English films are good ways to learn English.
听英文磁带和看英文电影是学英语的好方法。
2.形式主语it代替动名词作主语
此类句型常见的有:
(1)It is+adj.+doing sth
It is useless doing sth 做某事无用
It is worthwhile doing sth 做某事是值得的
(2)It is a waste of+n.+doing sth
It's a waste of time doing sth 做某事是浪费时间
(3)It is no+n.+doing sth
It's no good/no use/no fun doing sth 做某事没好处/没用/没意思
►It is no use talking to him—he won't listen.
跟他谈没有用——他不会听的。
►It is a waste of time talking about such useless things.
谈论这些没用的事情是在浪费时间。
[名师指津] 动名词作主语用it充当形式主语的情况很少,上述是最常见的句式结构。不定式作主语时,常用it充当形式主语。
[即时训练2]——单句语法填空
(1) Learning (learn) to think critically is