动名词作介词宾语
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。
如:before doing the job , after getting back
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
例题:
(1)
The Conestoga wagon, used for to carry heavy loads over long distances, originatedaround 1725 in a region of Pennsylvania occupied by the Conestoga Indians.
应改为:carrying.
解释:不定式不能作for的宾语, 改为动名词即可
(2)
Copper sulfate, spread in judicious amounts, kills algae ----harming fish or aquatic invert-ebrates.
(A) does not
(B) but does no
(C) except
(D) without
答案:D
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.
(3) Mary Ann Hardy was known for her skill to paint miniature watercolor portraits on ivory.
应改为:in painting
解释:后置定语修饰名词,什么方面的技能,不能用不定式。