动名词

e.g. Studying is important. （动名词做主语） e.g. I like studying. （动名词做宾语）

e.g. My interest is studying. （动名词短语做表语）

由及物动词变成的动名词可后接自己的宾语，构成动名词短语。 e.g. Studying English is important. （动名词短语做主语） e.g. I like studying English. (动名词短语做宾语，后接宾语English)

Practice

1. ____ in the school on Saturday afternoons is Tom’s idea of fun. A. Studied B. Studying C. The studying 2. Kate enjoys_____ TV while she is having supper. A. watching

B. to watch

C. watch

D. watched

D. Studies

3.She enjoys_______ with her friends. A . to dance

B. danced

C. dancing

D. dance

4. Peter now rides his bike to work instead of _____ by bus. A. travel

B. travels

C. travelling

D. to travel

5. Would you mind_______ the radio? A. turning on

B. turn on

C. turned on

D. turn on

6. This magazine is worth______. A. to read

B. to be read

C. reading

D. read

7. If you can’t come tonight, how about_____ tomorrow? A .to come

B. you come

C. come

D.coming

8. Thank you for____ me so much help. A .giving

B. give

C. gave

D. to give

9. It ‘s no use_____ over split milk. A . cry

B. to cry

C. crying

D. cried

10. When I heard this story, we couldn’t help_____. A. laugh

B. to laugh

C. laughing

D. laughed

Key:

1. B 2.A 3. C 4. C 5. A 6. C 7. D 8. A 9. C 10. C