非谓语动词精讲(一)
非谓语动词精讲(一)
一 . 分词作定语
1. 现在分词短语作定语
( 1 )表示正在进行的动作(相当于一个进行时态的定语从句)。如:
The man standing ( = who is standing ) at the door is our new maths teacher.
( 2 )表示经常性的动作或现在的状态,相当于一个一般时态的定语从句。如:
They visited the museum lying ( = which lies ) nearby.
2. 过去分词短语作定语
( 1 )表示过去分词所表示的动作是在谓语所表示的动作之前发生。如:
Is this the book written by the young man? ( written = which was written, was 表过去, is 表现在)
( 2 )没有一定的时间性。如:
I don't like to see letters written in pencil.
一切时间用铅笔写的。
二 . 分词作状语
分词短语作状语,通常用来说明句子中的谓语动词,其位置可在句首、句子中间或句末,一般用逗号隔开。放在句首的分词短语常常表示时间、原因、条件;放在句末的常表示结果、方式或伴随情况等。
1. 现在分词短语作状语,其逻辑主语应该和句子的主语是一致的。
( 1 )作时间状语,相当于 when 等引起的从句。如:
Seeing those pictures ( = When he saw those pictures ) , he couldn't help thinking of those memorable days in his hometown. ( seeing 的逻辑主语是 he )
Having done their homework ( = After they had done their homework ) , they went swimming in the lake. ( having done 的逻辑主语是 they )
( 2 )作原因状语,相当于一个表示原因的状语从句。如:
Being so poor ( = As they were so poor …) in those days, they couldn't afford to send their children to school. ( being 的逻辑主语是 they )
Not having received ( = As she hadn't received ) an answer, she wrote another letter to her parents. ( not having received 的逻辑主语是 she )
2. 过去分词短语作状语,句中的主语往往是过去分词的逻辑宾语。如:
Seen from the hill ( = When it is seen from the hill ) , our town looks like a beautiful garden. ( seen 的逻辑主语是 our town )
Born into a poor family ( = As he was born in a poor family ) , he got only two years of school education. ( born 的逻辑主语是 he )
三 . 分词作宾语补足语
1. “ see / hear / watch / notice / smell / feel / observe / listen to / look at + 宾语 + 现在分词”。如:
We watched the girl going through some of the movements they had just learned.
At this moment he noticed the teacher coming in.
2. “ catch / find + 宾语 + 现在分词”。如:
I caught Tom reading my diary and he made an apology to me for it.
We found a tree lying across the road.
3. “ have / get / keep / leave + 宾语 + 现在分词”。如:
I'll have the car waiting at the gate.
Do you think you can get the radio working?
4. “ have + 宾语 + 过去分词”,其中 have 有三种不同的含义:
( 1 )表示“使……被完成”, have 常可用 get 代替。如:
I'd like to have ( get ) my radio repaired.
( 2 )表示“遭受;经历”,此时 have 不能用 get 代替。如:
He had his watch stolen yesterday.
( 3 )表示“有”。如:
He felt in his pocket to see if he had any money left.
5. “ make + oneself + known / understood / heard 等过去分词”。如:
He repeated his explanations, but he couldn't make himself understood.
6. “ with + 介词宾语 + 现在分词或过去分词”。如:
They sat in the room with the curtains drawn.
With the tree growing tall, we get more and more shade.
7. “ like / want / wish / order + 宾语 + 过去分词”。如:
He won't like such questions discussed in his house.
8. “ find / think / feel 等动词 + 宾语 + changed / lost / gone / broken / come 等过去分词”,强调宾语所处的状态而非强调一个被动的动作。如:
We found him greatly changed.
When they entered the hall, they found the guests gone.
四 . 现在分词的完成式
其形式为: having done (主动形式), having been done (被动形式)。
现在分词的完成式通常用在状语中(一般不作定语),它所表示的动作发生在谓语所表示的动作之前。如:
Having arrived at a decision, they immediately set to work.
五 . 现在分词的被动式
其形式为: being done (一般式), having been done (完成式)。
在表示一个被动动作时,如果这动作是此刻正在进行的,或是与谓语所表示的动作同时发生的,常用现在分词的被动式。如:
This is one of the experiments being carried on in our lab.
You will find the news being talked about everywhere.
六 . 容易混淆的现在分词和过去分词
像 interesting 和 interested 一类的分词在意义和用法上很容易混淆,一般可作如下区分:
( 1 )一部分表示“情感;心情”等意义的动词的现在分词有“令人……的;具有……性质的”的意思,常用来说明人或事物的特征或性质。如:
The president made an inspiring speech at the meeting yesterday.
( 2 )它们的过去分词有“感到……的”的意思,用来指人的感觉或所处的状态,因而它的主语一般不可能是指物的词。如:
He was too excited to fall asleep.
这类容易混淆的分词常见的有: encouraging, encouraged; disappointing, disappointed; exciting, excited; inspiring, inspired; interesting, interested; puzzling, puzzled; astonishing, astonished; surprising, surprised 等。
七 . 不定式与动名词作主语时的比较
不定式和动名词在作主语时常常可以互换。如:
Crying / To cry will not help you out of difficulty.
但是要注意以下几点:
1. 动名词作主语通常表示抽象的动作,而不定式作主语通常表示具体的动作。试比较:
Living in Beijing must be wonderful. (泛指行为)
He realized that to live with her any longer was wrong. (具体行为)
2. 当主语被否定时,通常用不定式。如:
Not to have hope is the poorest of all conditions.
3. 在 It is important / necessary …的结构中,主语只能用不定式,不用动名词。如:
It's necessary to tell him to make a quick decision.
4. 在“ It takes + 时间等”结构中,主语常用不定式。如:
It won't take you so long to wait here, just be patient, please.
5. 在“ There is no …”和“ It is no good …”结构中,通常用动名词。如:
It is no good staying up too late every day.
八 . 不定式与动名词作表语时的比较
不定式和动名词在作表语时常常可以互换。
His job is bringing / to bring milk every day.
但是,当不定式作主语时,表语用不定式;动名词作主语时,表语也用动名词。如:
To see is to believe.