Gerund the complex structure

Wei CaiyingSongjiang No. 2 Senior High School

Fill in the blanks:

1. There’s no feeling like ________(see) Sydney from the top of the Sydney Harbor Bridge.

2. ________ (climb) the bridge is not a crazy thing to do nowadays.

3. He remembered _______________ (pay) Mary 100 yuan last Friday.

4. The memory of _______________ (see) such a unique scene will stay with us for a

lifetime.

seeing

Climbing

having paid/paying

having seen/seeing

5. She was offended because of ___________ (call) “waitress”.

6. The old lady didn’t mind __________ (leave) alone in the house.

7. ________ (not, use) the right words when

we speak may offend some people.

8. He is sorry for ___________ (not, keep)

his word.

being called

being left

Not using

not keeping

Fill in the blanks:

Tell the forms of the gerund:

1. There’s no feeling like seeing Sydney from the top of the Sydney Harbor Bridge.

2. Climbing the bridge is not a crazy thing to do now.

3. He remembered having paid Mary 100 yuan last Friday.4. The memory of having seen such a unique scene will

stay with us for a lifetime.

5. She was offended because of being called “waitress”.6. The old lady didn’t mind being left alone in the house.

7. Not using the right words when we speak may offend some people.

8. He is sorry for not keeping his word.

simple form

perfect form

passive form

negative form

Compare the following sentences:

her son’s singing early in the morning.

I don’t like

Jane can’t stand

going out late at night.

Linda’s going out late at night.

singing early in the morning.

逻辑主语

逻辑主语＋动名词 动名词的复合结构(complex structure)

Pick out the complex structure of the gerund:

2. Jim’s/ His knowing English well helps him to learn French.

1.Your audience’s/ Their exchanging looks with their neighbors shows that you have aroused their attention.

3. The windows being closed and opened greatly disturbed the students.

4. Her not having been trained as a dancer is her lifetime regret.

Your audience’s/ Their exchanging

Jim’s/ His knowing

The windows being closed and opened

Her not having been trained

5. I can’t imagine Peter’s/Peter/his/him sailing

across the Atlantic Ocean in five years.

Pick out the complex structure of the gerund:

6. Jenny didn’t mind her books being taken away.

7. Is there any hope of Lily’s/Lily/her winning the competition?

8. He insisted on the plan being carried out as soon as possible.

Peter’s/Peter/his/him sailing

her books being taken

Lily’s/Lily/her winning

the plan being carried out

Conclusion:

1)._______________________________+ 动名词

1. 动名词复合结构一般在句中充当主语或宾语。

2. 动名词复合结构的形式：

2). __________________________________+ 动名词

3). ____________________________ + 动名词

4). ________________________ + 动名词

1)._______________________________+ 动名词动名词复合结构的形式：

2). __________________________________+ 动名词

3). ____________________________ + 动名词

4). ________________________ + 动名词

Your audience’s/ Their shifting Jim’s/ His knowing The windows being closed and opened Her not having been trained Peter’s/ Peter /his / him sailing her books being taken away Lily’s / Lily/ her winning the plan being carried out

形容词性物主代词（ my, our, your, his… ）名词所有格（ the audience’s, Lily’s, Jim’s … ）

名词普通格（ Peter, Lily, the plan … ）

代词宾格（ me, us, you, him… ）

Conclusion:

1)._______________________________+ 动名词

1. 动名词复合结构一般在句中充当主语或宾语。

2. 动名词复合结构的形式：

2). __________________________________+ 动名词

形容词性物主代词（ my, our, your, his… ）

名词所有格（ the audience’s, Lily’s, Jim’s … ）

3). ____________________________ + 动名词名词普通格（ Peter, Lily, the plan … ）

4). ________________________ + 动名词代词宾格（ me, us, you, him… ）

Note: 作主语时，一般不用 3 ）、 4 ） 两种形式

无生命名词、代词一般只用 3 ）、 4 ）两种形式

Complete the following sentences:

2. They are talking about ________________________. (Peter 加入俱乐部 )

3. The teachers suggested ______________________________________ ( 学生们多锻炼 ).

4. He didn’t remember___________________________. ( 这样的事情在他身上发生过 ).

1. I’m proud of ____________________. ( 你们表现如此得好 )

your / you behaving so well

Peter’s / Peter joining the club

the students’/the students taking more exercise

such a thing having happened to him

Complete the following sentences:

5.The traveler was afraid of ____________________________. ( 夜里帐篷倒塌 ).

6. It’s no good ____________________. ( 你现在道歉 ).

7. ( 我们在此抽烟 ) ______________ is not allowed.

8. ( 门突然被关上 ) ________________________ frightened the little girl.

the tent falling down during the night

your/you apologizing now

Our smoking here

The door suddenly being closed

Jack, win, surprise, us

A: Jack’s winning the gold medal surprised us.

B: We were surprised at Jack’s winning the gold medal.

Liu Xiang, win, excite, us Chinese

Hainan

Tommy, regret, his family, miss the tour

Mimi, remember, they, visit, three years ago

Once upon a time… Once upon a time…

the old lady, tell, again and again, bore, us

wife, turn up, annoy,husband

researchers, suggest, you, not sit next to when, take

Oh! I can’t

remember

anything…

30X

X

X

XX

the boy, play, day and night, cause, failure

HK Zoo

we, send, pandas, HK Zoo, mark its return, delight,Hong Kong people

Richard’s coming back so soon was quite unexpected. Just a few days ago, he had had a very serious accident. We all felt sorry for not being able to help. We only got the news of his being seriously injured on TV. It was said that there was little hope of him recovering within a short period of time. However, something surprising happened. A beautiful girl’s kiss awakened him. Doctors said that was a miracle. His being happy and healthy again is due to her care and attention.

A story:

Create your own story:

Richard’s coming back so soon was quite unexpected. Just a few days ago, …

Assignment:

Please put the oral story into a passage, paying special attention to the complex structures of gerund.