动名词的用法及练习你听过英文语法有动词(verb)、名词(noun);但你听过有动名词(gerund)吗
Thegirlissingingasong
Thegirlsingingnowismysister
Singingisoneofherhobbies(爱好)
一、名词性的动名词(NominalGerund)NominalGerund可以加上定冠词(Definitearticle,如the)或不定冠词(Indefinitearticle,如a,an),其他可加在动名词前的还有如:my,this,some,any,all,no等等
举例如下:1
Themellow(愉快地)singingofthebirdsannouncesthecomingofspring
(singing前加定冠词the及形容词mellow;coming前加the)2
Weknewtherobberwasnearwhenweheardafaintrustling(沙沙声)inthebushes
(rustling前加不定冠词a及形容词faint)从上面的例子可看出如何将一个动词转成名词;但它和真正的名词还是有区别的,那就是没有单数或复数之分
不过,有一些动名词是可以变成真正名词的喔,如:saying,writing,opening,painting,cutting,heading,feeling,being,saving,surrounding,crossing,misunderstanding等等
它们都可以有复数的喔,方法就是在它们的后面加个s,如:paintings
二、动词性的动名词(VerbalGerund)看看下面的句子:Carelesslywritingessaysannoystheteacher
上面的句子里的writing是动名词,但前面有副词carelessly(粗心地)