这时你肯定能明白,如果-ing作表语相当于n.它就是gerund.反之相当于adj.时它就是present.participle. The situation both at home and abroad is very inspiring. One of the best exercises is swimming. 2.作定语时的区别我在回答中已经解释了.动名词作定语时,表示它所修饰的名词的性能和用途,和它所修饰的名...
Advanced Grammar in Use contains 120 units of grammar explanation and practice exercises. It provides coverage of those language areas advanced-level students will find most rewarding to study. It retains the clarity of presentation of other books in the 'in Use' family. Two-page units present ...
o as an adjective and an adverbial (just like the participle). An infinitive starts with the word “to” followed by the base form of a verb, e.g., to love, to sing, to play. It can also make use of the present perfect verb form: to have been, to have seen, to have given....
Time permitting, we'll do another two exercises. 如果时间允许,我们将做另两个练习。 有时也可用with (without) +名词(代词宾格)+分词形式 With the lights burning, he fell asleep. 他点着灯睡着了。 ⑨作独立成分: udging from(by) his appearance, he must be an actor. 从外表看,他一定...
to attempt something (and see what happens) We tried baking the cake without flour, but it did not work. Online exercises to improve your English Improve your English with Lingolia. Each grammar topic comes with one free exercise where you can review the basics, as well as many more Lingoli...
One day last summer, Francisco and his coach were swimming at Daytona Beach. Swimming = present participle completing the past progressive verb were swimming. A great white shark ate Francisco's swimming coach. Swimming = present participle describing coach. Now Francisco practices his sport in safe...
/ I started reading. same meaning but different use She forbids us to talk. / She forbids talking. different meaning He stopped to smoke. / He stopped smoking. infinitive or present participle I saw him go up the stairs. / I saw him going up the stairs....
Jamming too much clothing into the washing machine, Aamir saved $1.25 but had to tolerate the curious stares of other laundry patrons as his machine bucked and rumbled with the heavy load. Jamming too much clothing into the washing machine = present participle phrase describing Aamir. Bernard ha...
(Grammar) a noun formed from a verb, denoting an action or state. In English, the gerund, like the present participle, is formed in-ing:the living is easy. [C16: from Late Latingerundium,from Latingerundumsomething to be carried on, fromgerereto wage] ...
GrammarandWriting Unit10 Phrases:GerundPhrasesandAbsolutePhrases•Grammar:1.GerundPhrases2.AbsolutePhrases•Writing:Correcting:MissingCommaswithNonessentialElementsRewriting:Intra-sentencecoherence I.GerundPhrases Bothagerundandapresentparticipleendin–ingbuttheyfunctionasdifferentpartsofspeech.Agerundisusedasanoun,...