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?1.Thegirlissingingasong.2.Thegirlsingingnowismysister.3.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),后面又有受词(Object)essays。因此writing就有动词的特征。注意:VerbalGerund这类动名词的前面可不能加上任何冠词(the,a,an...)喔。动名词的功能与用法一、在句子中用作主语(Subject)或主语的补语(SubjectComplement):1.1作主语1.Listeningtomusicgivesmepleasure.(主语Listening)2.Runningisgoodexercise.(主语running)3.Walkingtoschoolisagoodidea.(主语walking)1.2作主语的补语1.Mycat'sfavoriteactivityissleeping.(补语sleeping)2.Seeingisbelieving.(主语seeing,补语believing)1.3主语置于句尾1.3.1用It+be+...+v-ing句型1.ItisfunspeakingEnglish.2.Itisofgreatimportancefightingagainstpollution(污染).1.3.2用Itis后接nouse.nogood,fun等的句型1.Itisnouselearningtheorywithoutpractice.2.Itisnofunbeinglostinrain.1.3.3用Itis后接useless,nice,good,interesting,worthwhile等的句型1.Itisworthwhiletakingthisintoconsideration.1.3.4用There+be+no+v-ing的句型1.Thereisnojokingaboutsuchmatters.2.Thereisnogettingalongwithhim.(简直无法与他相处)二、动名词也可以作宾语(Object)2.1作动词/动词短语的宾语(置于动词或动词短语的后面)1.Icannothelplaughing.(我禁不住笑了起来)(宾语laughing)2.Youshouldavoidquarrellingwithyoursister.(宾语quarrelling)3.YoushouldpracticespeakingEnglishmore.(宾语speaking)注意:上面三个句子中的动词:help,avoid,practice只能用动名词作宾语。这类动词还有:dislike厌恶admit接受repent后悔acknowledge承认enjoy享受escape避免deny否认postpone延迟resent怨恨mind介意miss错过risk冒风险finish完成avoid避免delay耽误consider认为fancy想象excuse原谅include包括imagine想象resist抵制suggest建议……还有短语类:keep(on)继续don'tmind不介意cannothelp不禁giveup放弃putoff延迟leaveoff停止burstout闯出……再请注意:有一些动词除了可接动名词外,也可接不定词(infinitive)。例子如下:1.Ipreferlivinginanapartment.(动词prefer接动名词living)2.Iprefertoliveinanapartment.(动词prefer接不定词tolive)像上面两个句子的意思没什么不同。如prefer这一类的动词还有:allowdeserveneglectattemptfearomitbeginhatepermitbotherintendceaselikerecommendcontinuelovestartstopforgetregretproposetrycontinuerememberneed……其实如hate,love,like之类动词,接动名词和接不定词的句子,意思是会有些不同的,这就留给大家去研究吧,hihi……2.2作介词(Preposition)的宾语(Object)1.I'msorryforgivingyousomuchtrouble.(介词for,宾语giving)2.Thebookisworthreading.(介词worth,宾语reading)3.Ireachedhimbycallinghisoffice.(介词by,宾语calling)4.Thepolicearrested(逮捕)himfo...