动名词作介词宾语 ( M) e6 s% [* Y I% E9 N: X
名词作宾语时,之后不能再接宾语,这一缺陷可由动名词弥补。 9 k4 C+ `% v0 l. ~( n2 E7 b
如:before doing the job , after getting back
; h* D5 Q7 N' X- Y( g- b 改错题中常把应该用动名词作宾语的地方误用为名词或不定式,需留心陷阱 6 F7 H7 f! s$ O! g- Y" [" }
例题:
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The Conestoga wagon, used for to carry heavy loads over long distances, originatedaround 1725 in a region of Pennsylvania occupied by the Conestoga Indians. ; {, [5 N! z2 u2 \2 v7 u
应改为:carrying. 0 Y5 t3 `% l3 @% V4 k6 _3 u
解释:不定式不能作for的宾语, 改为动名词即可
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Copper sulfate, spread in judicious amounts, kills algae ----harming fish or aquatic invert-ebrates. ! L- L1 u. l% a
(A) does not
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(C) except 6 C6 T$ @7 {4 M3 ]. z
(D) without 3 G0 C/ C ^7 t
答案:D
|" f5 _4 y1 }" Y; ?" ^" L& u" ? 解释:harming 是动名词形式, 因此要求前面的词是介词或可接动名词的动词. A B 可首先排除; C 虽是介词, 但与句意不符.
# i7 H& X6 `5 P& Z (3) Mary Ann Hardy was known for her skill to paint miniature watercolor portraits on ivory. 0 |/ H: q: v" d! f
应改为:in painting A# W9 Q8 d- m- K5 P; }5 z/ M1 }( J8 O
解释:后置定语修饰名词,什么方面的技能,不能用不定式。 |