做主语,表经常性的动作 e.g Seeing is believing.
Taking a walk in the morning makes one healthier. Reading good novels pleases me.
做宾语. 下列动词或短语动词后接动名词
complete, finish, enjoy, mind, practice, resist, risk, suggest, understand, report, excuse, admit, appreciate, avoid, deny, escape, fancy, postpone,delay, imagine, consider, miss, give up, go on, can’t help, put off,
be used to, add to, devote to, lead to, get down to, pay attention to, look forward to, stick to + doing
prevent… from, keep on, be tired of, be afraid of, insist on, be proud of, be good at, be successful in + doing,be worth doing = be worthy of being done / be worthy to be done,be busy doing ,feel like doing
但注意区别 would like to do
做表语
e.g Her job is taking care of the children. The music they are playing sounds exciting.
The best exercise in summer is swimming.
做定语
e.g a sleeping car, a hiding place, a reading room, a spelling book
在以下结构中
want/need/require + doing have difficulty ( in) + doing
There is no need/use/harm/hurry ( in ) + doing It is no use/good + doing
动名词的复合结构
物主代词( 名词所有格 ) + 动名词
e.g Mary’s coming late made her teacher angry.
Would you mind my/me opening the door?
语法专练
1.In summer we enjoy_______ under the big trees, playing cards together.
A. sitting B. to sit C. seated D. seating
2.I regret______ unable to help you.
A. to be B. that I can be C. being D. for being
3.I think it no use _____a lot without _______ anything.
A. talking, doing B. to talk, do C. talked, doing D. talking, being done
4. He was praised for_______ the little girl out of the river.
A. help B. to help C. having helped D. being helped
5.How about_____ to the concert with us?
A. to go B. go C. going D. gone
6.He was lucky that he escaped _______.
A. to punish B. being punished C. punishing D. to be punished
7.I didn’t feel like _____, so I suggested______ a walk.
A.to work, to take B. working, taking C. to work, taking D. working,taking
8.I have not got used ______in the center of the city.
A.live B. living C. to live D. to living
9.When I heard the hero’s report, I could not help ______.
A. to be moved B. being moved C. moving D. to move
10.This problem has been settled. It______ any more.
A. needs discussing B. needs to be discussed C. needn’t being discussed D.doesn’t need discussing
11.Can you imagine _____ alone on a lonely island?
A.to live B. li