“不定式”,即“不一定是什么詞性的成分”,可當(dāng)作名詞、形容詞和副詞來使用。因此不定式在句子中能夠充當(dāng)除謂語之外的其他任何成分。
1). 動(dòng)詞不定式基本構(gòu)成
注意:動(dòng)詞不定式在一些感官動(dòng)詞(see, watch, hear等)或使役動(dòng)詞(make, let, have等)的后面,做賓補(bǔ)時(shí),通常會(huì)省略to,如:
The boss made me work ten hours a day.
=I was made to work ten hours a day by the boss.
這個(gè)老板讓我一天工作十個(gè)小時(shí)。
2). 動(dòng)詞不定式的語法功能:動(dòng)詞不定式在句子中可充當(dāng)主語、表語、賓語、賓補(bǔ)、定語和狀語(即除謂語之外的各種成分)。
(1). 不定式作主語
①動(dòng)詞不定式短語作句子主語時(shí),視為單數(shù),謂語動(dòng)詞用第三人稱單數(shù),如:
To make work more efficient is our goal.
讓工作更有效率是我們的目標(biāo)。
②不定式短語作主語時(shí),為了考慮句子的平衡,常用it作形式主語,而將真正的不定式主語放在句子后面,結(jié)構(gòu)為:It+is/ was+ adj. (+for sb.)+動(dòng)詞不定式,如上一句話也可寫成:
It’s our goal to make work efficient. 我們的目標(biāo)是讓工作更有效率。
It’s very important for us to learn English well. 學(xué)好英語對于我們來說很重要。
(2). 不定式作賓語
①動(dòng)詞不定式跟在及物動(dòng)詞后作賓語,這種形式非常常見,就是我們平時(shí)積累的一些動(dòng)詞后面跟to do形式,如:I have decided to study hard. 我已經(jīng)決定要刻苦學(xué)習(xí)。
常見的這類動(dòng)詞有:begin, choose, continue, decide, expect, fail, forget, hate, help, hope, learn, manage, mean, need, offer, plan, prefer, pretend, promise, refuse, try, want, wish, determine, afford, agree, start, like等。
②在find,think后跟不定式時(shí),常用it代替,而將真正賓語,即不定式放在后面,如:I find it not easy to achieve one’s goal. 我發(fā)現(xiàn)實(shí)現(xiàn)一個(gè)人的目標(biāo)并不容易。
③有些不定式結(jié)構(gòu)中的to會(huì)省略,直接跟動(dòng)詞原形,這樣的結(jié)構(gòu)有:Why not do…, Why don’t you do…, had better (not) do…, would rather do…等,如:
I would rather stay at home. 我寧愿待在家里。
(3). 不定式作賓語補(bǔ)足語
①不定式賓補(bǔ)很常見,結(jié)構(gòu)為:動(dòng)詞+sb. to do sth, 這樣的動(dòng)詞有:tell, ask, want, allow, get, would like, encourage等,如:
The teacher advised us to have a rest first. 老師建議我們先休息一下。
②see, hear, watch, notice, have, make, let等動(dòng)詞后作賓補(bǔ)的動(dòng)詞不定式不帶to,但變?yōu)楸粍?dòng)語態(tài)以后(即不定式作主補(bǔ)時(shí))要帶to,如:
My mom made me clean the house. = I was made to clean the house by my mom.
我媽媽讓我把房間打掃干凈。
注意:help(幫助)后作賓補(bǔ)的動(dòng)詞不定式可帶to,也可不帶to,即help sb.(to)do sth.,如:He often helps his parents (to) do their housework. 他經(jīng)常幫助他父母做家務(wù)。
(4). 不定式作定語
不定式有時(shí)起形容詞作用,修飾名詞,代詞,在句中作定語。不定式作定語位于所修飾的名詞,代詞之后,如:
Who was the first one to get to the top of the hill yesterday? 昨天誰第一個(gè)登上了山頂?
He is the man to depend on/to believe in. 他是一個(gè)值得信賴/相信的人。
(5). 不定式作狀語:不定式放在不及物動(dòng)詞后可表目的或原因狀語,也可以放在一些形容詞后。
①目的狀語:She reads China Daily every day to improve her English.
她每天都讀中國日報(bào),來提高自己的英語能力。
②原因狀語:I’m glad to see you. 很高興見到你。
注:這種“be+形容詞+不定式”結(jié)構(gòu),其不定式有時(shí)也可視為賓語,如:He is eager to go to college./ She is sure to come here.
③結(jié)果狀語:They lived to see the liberation of their hometown.
他們一直活到見到家鄉(xiāng)解放。
(6). 疑問詞+不定式
不定式可以和疑問代詞who,what,which及疑問副詞when,how,where連用,構(gòu)成不定式短語,在句中可作主語、表語或賓語,如:
How to finish the work in time is a problem.(主語) 如何按時(shí)完成任務(wù)是個(gè)問題。
We don’t know when and where to go.(賓語) 我們不知道何時(shí)出發(fā),也不知道要去哪。
【重難點(diǎn)】
動(dòng)詞不定式中形式主語的使用
在It+is/ was+ adj. for sb. to do的結(jié)構(gòu)中,若形容詞為表示人的內(nèi)在品質(zhì),則介詞不用for而用of,如:It’s very clever ofyou to do like that. 你那么做真是太聰明了。(正確)
It’s very kind foryou to help me. 你能幫我真是太好了。(錯(cuò)誤)
【易錯(cuò)點(diǎn)】
1). 使役動(dòng)詞省略to的不定式的被動(dòng)形式
一些使役動(dòng)詞的不定式中to可省略,被動(dòng)需還原,如:
I was made to finish my homework on time by my teacher.(正確)
I was made finishmy homework on time by my teacher.(錯(cuò)誤)
老師讓我按時(shí)完成作業(yè)。
2). have sb. do sth.,have sb. doing sth.和have sth. done的區(qū)別
(1). have sb. do sth意為“讓某人做”,have可用let,make代替,如:
The soldier had the boy stand against the wall. 士兵讓這個(gè)男孩靠墻站著。
(2). have sb. doing sth.表示“使某人做出某種反應(yīng)”或“保持某種狀態(tài)”,如:
Within minutes he had the whole audience laughing and clapping.
短短幾分鐘他就令全體觀眾歡笑,鼓掌。
(3). have sth. done意為“讓某事被做”,如:
The driver had his car washed once a week. 這個(gè)司機(jī)一周讓人洗一次車。
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