Grammar: 动词不定式Ⅰ
不定式句法功能1
作主语:The cat said, “To take roller coaster” is terrible
不定式短语作主语时,可以直接放在句首,但在很多情况下,尤其是在疑问句和感叹句中,往往放在谓语之后,而用先行代词 it 作形式主语
→ The cat said, “It’s terrible to take roller coaster
” How long did it take you to take roller coaster
How terrible it is to take roller coaster
不定式作主语常见句型:a) It is + adj
(easy, important, difficult…) + 不定式b) It is + n
(a pity, a pleasure, one’s duty, a shame) + 不定式eg
It’s my duty to teach you how to be a student of No
3 Middle School
c) It takes/needs/requires + some time (hours, months, days, patience…) + 不定式eg
It requires patience to be a good teacher
作表语:当句子的主语是 aim, idea, policy, question, suggestion, wish, task, duty, job, purpose等或者主语是 what 引导的名词性从句时,后面可以用不定式做表语,用以说明主语所包含内容
Our most important task now is to make a plan