内容正文:
选择性必修三
Unit 2
Discovering useful structures
The infinitive of the verb used as the subject
动词不定式作主语
Healthy Lifestyle
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Focus on
基本用法
不定式作主语
一、通常用法
二、*it作形式主语的用法
*it作形式主语时的三种情况
三、“疑问词+动词不定式”作主语
1. 不定式作主语通常位于句首,表示具体的、某一次的或将来的动作,谓语动词用单数。
To see is to believe.
To get up early is necessary.
To finish the building in a month is difficult.
一【含义】
不定式作主语通常表示一个将来的、具体的内容;
而动词-ing形式则表示一种经常性的、习惯的或抽象的概念。
To look after children is her job today.
她今天的工作是看孩子。
Looking after children is her work.
她的工作是照顾孩子。
不定式作主语和动词-ing形式作主语和动词的区别:
[巧学活用1]——单句语法填空
①________ (finish) reading the book will take you two hours.
②________ (pay) a visit to the Forbidden City is my dream.
③To improve people's lives and to speed up socialist construction _____ (be) two important tasks today.
④________ (stay) up too late is a bad habit for our health.
To finish
To pay
are
Staying
2. 当主语较长,谓语较短时,常用it作形式主语放在句首,而将真正的主语—不定式放到谓语的后面。
To work out the problem is not easy.
=It’s not easy to work out the problem.
To play with snow in winter is interesting .
=It is interesting to play with snow in winter.
To finish the building in a month is difficult.
=It is difficult to finish the building in a month.
考点:it 作形式主语常见的句型
1. It is+形容词+for/of sb +to do sth
E.g.
It is easy for me to learn how to drive.
It is clever of you to apply for the position.
一般规律:
若形容词 ”描述人的属性,特征”, 用of;
若形容词“描述事或物的特征”, 用for;
It is stupid _______them to quarrel about this question.
It is easy _______ me to learn how to drive.
It is impolite ______ him to say so.
It is important _______ us to express our opinions.
It is clever ______ him to leave that company.
Exercises
2、接名词作表语:It is +n.+ to do sth.
It must be great fun to fly to the moon in a spaceship.
乘宇宙飞船飞往月球一定很有趣。
It is a pity for you to miss such a wonderful film.
你错过了这么好的电影,真可惜。
3. it作形式主语时,还常用于
“It takes sb. some time/money to do sth.” 句型中。
It took me more than an hour to do my homework yesterday evening.
昨天晚上我做作业用了一个多小时。
It will t