Module 3 Adventure in Literature and the Cinema(Grammar)
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非謂語動詞----動名詞
某些固定結構（動名詞特殊用法）
(1)there is no + v-ing “…是不可能的”。例如：
there is no knowing how old she is.
(= i t is impossible to know how old she is.)
there is no telling where she’s gone.
(= it is impossible / difficult to know where she’s gone.)
(2)make a point of + doing “認為…是必要的”。例如：
our family make a point of going to church every sunday.
(= our family make it a rule to go to church every sunday.)
(3)be on the point / verge/ brink of + doing “瀕臨，將要…”。例如：
he was on the point of leaving.
(4)on (upon) + doing “一…就…”。例如：
on hearing the news, i changed my plans.
(= as soon as i heard the news, i changed my plans.)
(5)it is no use / good + doing “…是沒有用的”，there is no point in doing sth “…是沒必要的”。例如：
it is no use trying to persuade him. (= it is of no use to try to persuade him.)
there is no point in telling her this news. (= it is not necessary to tell her the news.)
(6)go + doing (大部分指運動和游戲)。例如：
he went shopping / hiking / swimming / fishing etc.
(7)動名詞短語常用在以下結構中：
have difficulty (in) + doing sth
have trouble (in) + doing sth
have fun (in) + doing sth
have a good time (in) + doing sth
have a hard time (in) + doing sth
例1：we have great difficulty (in) solving the problem.
例2：they had problem getting there.
非謂語動詞
在學習和使用非謂語動詞時需要注意以下幾點：
要注意現在分詞和過去分詞作狀語時的不同：現在分詞表示主動，過去分詞表示被動。試比較：
when living abroad, he wrote many letters to his family and friends.
when heated, the ice will change into water.
要注意不定式和分詞作賓語補足語的不同：
在感官動詞（see, watch, hear, feel, notice等）后既可用不帶to 的不定式做賓語補語，也可用現在分詞做賓補。兩者中間有時是有差別的。用現在分詞時，表示動作正在發生，用不定式時，表示動作發生了，即動作全部結束了。例如：
a: do you hear someone knocking at the door?
b: yes, i did. i heard him knock three times.
不定式和分詞作定語時的區別，不定式作定語時，不定式和所修飾的名詞在意義上有動賓關系，因此，如果不定式是不及物動詞，后面就應有必要的介詞。如果是分詞作定語, 則被修飾的名詞和分詞之間有主謂關系。例如：
give me a piece of paper to write on.