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B2U5 Grammar
-ing as attributive
/ˈkænbərə
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Observing
Read “Blogging Australia” and find all the sentences with -ing as attributive.
…, there were over 200,000 people reading my blog! (para.1)
Now I …have over 464,000 fans following me online. (para. 1)
love to photograph the rising sun, … (para.4)
Today I’ve been photographing a crocodile swimming close to our boat,… (para.5)
Over time, this could make her a danger to people living in the area. (para.5)
What rules can you conclude from the sentences above?
v-ing as attributive
When do we put the -ing form before the noun it modifies and when do we put it after?
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v-ing as attributive
现在分词做定语时,单个现在分词置于被修饰词之前,现在分词短语置于被修饰词之后。
流动的水
不断变化的世界
尊重别人的人
一朵在风中摇曳的花
*若被修饰词为不定代词(anything, something, everything, nothing),则单个现在分词也要后置。
eg. 他正在读有趣的内容。
He is reading something interesting.
running water
the changing world
a man respecting others
a flower dancing in the wind
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v-ing as attributive
现在分词做定语时,doing表主动或进行,being done表被动和进行。
The man __________ (talk) to our teacher is Tom’s father.
The meeting _____________ (hold) now is of great importance.
#对比# The bridge __________ (build) last year was destroyed in the flood.
*过去分词( done )作定语表示被动和完成。
talking
being held
built
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v-ing as attributive
表达情感的现在分词与过去分词的区别:-ing表示“令人……的”,-ed表示“感到……的”。
The girl screamed in a __________ (frighten) voice when she saw the ________ (frighten) tiger.
From his _________ (excite) look, you can tell how ________ (excite) the new game is.
frightened
frightening
excited
exciting
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v-ing as attributive
现在分词doing做定语表示主动或进行,动名词doing做定语表示目的或用途。
a walking stick
drinking water
a waiting room
a swimming pool a man walking on the bridge
a horse drinking water from the river
the boy waiting outside the room
a man swimming fast
✨Hack:
如果能改写成 Noun is doing,就是现在分词(动作)。
如果能改写成 Noun is for doing,就是动名词(用途)。
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Exercises
将现在分词(短语)做定语改写为定语从句。
Peter received a letter saying his grandma would come to see him soon.
= Peter received a letter __________________________________.
The girl standing under the tree is really charming.
= The girl ________________________________ is really charming.
which / that said his grandma would come to see him soon
who/that is standing under the tree
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Activity 2
Rewrite the underlined words using the -ing form.
The Bernina Express follows a route running from Eastern Switzerland to Northern Italy. People travelling aboard the Bernina Express have the chance to see incredible views. The landscape lining the route is beautiful and dramatic, with snowy mountains and green valleys.
line sth (with sth) v. to form lines or rows along sth 沿…形成行(或列、排)
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Activity 2
Rewrite the underlined words using the -ing form.
There is no doubt that the Bernina Express is a journey for travellers wanting to get back to nature: the train window becomes the TV screen, and the natural world is the show.
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Activity 3
Rewrite the advertisement using the -ing form to make it more compact and coherent.
Are you one of those people who work around the clock (日以继夜地)? Are you getting “itchy (adj. 发痒的) feet”? Take a look at our new offer: a once-in-a-lifetime adventure to the beautiful islands of Hawaii!
Go on a boat trip to see whales that jump out of the water and hear the song of dolphins that sing. Watch surfers who catch the waves — and maybe even give it a go (have a try) yourself!
Put on your hiking boots and explore islands with waterfalls and active volcanoes. And at the end of the day, you won’t want to miss the view of the sun that is setting on the sea!
working
jumping
singing dolphins
catching
setting
using or filling only a small amount of space 紧凑的
logical and well organized; easy to understand and clear 连贯的
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Exercises
The police are searching for the suspect ________ the jewelry store earlier this morning.
A. robbing B. having robbed C. robbed D. to rob
Exercises
We need to make good use of the ________ building materials, as there is only a little time ________ before the deadline.
A. remaining , left
B. left , remaining
C. remaining , leaving
D. remained , left
Exercises
There is a great deal of evidence ________ that the new traffic policy, ________ in our city next month, will reduce accidents.
A. indicating; being carried out
B. indicated; to carry out
C. indicating; to be carried out
D. to indicate; carried out
Exercises (学案P112 单项选择题)
Exercises (学案P112 单项选择题)
hang, sell, write, wash 用作不及物动词表状态和特征。
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