动名词的语法功能
动名词做主语
Playing with fire is dangerous.
表示一般或抽象的多次行为
Be careful! To play with fire will be dangerous.
具体的或一次性的动作
动名词做表语
---What is the hen’s full-time job?
---Her full-time job is laying eggs.
=Laying eggs is her full-time job.
动名词做宾语
He devoted his life to _____________(study) automic theory.
只接v-ing作宾语的常见动词
risk, need , require, consider,finish, practice, delay, put off,be used to, imagine, deny, admit,look forward to, succeed in, give up,excuse, forgive, pardon, mind,understand , avoid , can’t help, miss , enjoy , suggest, advise, permit,keep on, go on ,escape, forbid etc.
注意: 1. need , require, want必须是物做主语
2. permit, allow, advise , forbid是permit, allow, advise, forbid doing.和permit ,allow, advise , forbid sb. to do sth.
2. 动词forget, go on, mean, regret, remember, stop, try, be used to, can't help后跟动名词和跟不定式区别较大,须注意。
3. need/want/require/deserve doing sth.
=need/want/require/deserve to be done.
Eg. My hair needs cutting.
My hair needs to be cut.