动名词与现在分词作表语时的比较 1.动名词作表语说明主语的内容,回答 what 的问题;现在分词作表语相当于形容词作表语,说明主语的性质、特征等,回答 how 的问题
如:①One of the best exercises is swimming.游泳是最好的运动项目之一
②What pleases him most is bathing in the sea.最使他兴奋的事是在海中沐浴
③The situation both at home and abroad is very in- spiring.国内外的形势都很鼓舞人心
④The color is pleasing to the eye.颜色悦目
2.动名词作表语,表语和主语几乎处于同等地位,可以互换位置,其句意不变;现在分词作表语,表语和主语则不能互换位置
如:①Our work is serving the people.(=Serving the people is our work.)我们的工作是为人民服务
②The news was disappointing.那消息令人失望
3.作表语的现在分词前可以用 very,quite,rather, greatly 等副词修饰,而动名词则不可以
如:①What he said was very encouraging.他的话很鼓舞人心
②Our goal is realizing the four modernizations in the near future.我们的目标是在不久的将来实现四个现代化
4.现在分词与形容词一样可以和 more,the most 构成形容词的比较级和最高级,而动名词则不可以
如:The story is the most fascinating.那个故事最迷人
5.作表语用的现在分词除了和 be 连用以外,还可以和其它的系动词