英語語法：動詞-ing形式作主語

　　英語語法：動詞-ing形式作主語

　　動詞-ing形式是一種非謂語形式，其可以在句子中充當除謂語動詞以外的多種成分。

　　1.動詞-ing形式的用法

　　1）作主語。比如：

　　Beinga middle school teacher is fun.

　　當一名中學老師是一大樂趣。

　　Doing is not so easy as saying.

　　做不像說那么容易。

　　Flying in the sky is great fun.

　　在空中飛行很好玩。

　　Sing is better than saying.

　　唱比說好聽。

　　Walking in the water is great interesting.

　　在水中走很有趣。

　　說明：

　　動詞-ing形式作主語時（特別是較長時），經常可以換用形式主語的句式：

　　It is no use shouting hysterically.

　　歇斯底里叫沒有用。

　　It?is no good crying over spilt milk.

　　牛奶潑掉了哭也沒用。

　　It?was good meeting you here.

　　在這碰到你真好。

　　英語作業

　　一、選擇填空。

　　1. When you are being interviewed, youmust have good manners. You know just how important it is ___ a good impression.

　　A. giving    B. togive

　　C. give    D.if give

　　2. I spent my last week in Rome ___the teachers of the Art College and ___ pictures with them.

　　A. visited, took    B. to visit, take

　　C. visiting, to take    D. visiting,taking

　　參考答案：

　　1-2: BD

　　二、分析句子的語法結構，并譯成中文。

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