GMAT句子改错知识点(初级):动名词的平行
日期:2014-07-27 11:29

(单词翻译:单击)

我们先来看之前的一个例子:

The bouquet of flowers WAS a giving of love.

很明显,这里的The bouquet of 和a giving of love 在结构上平行但实际上并不平行,虽然giving 在这里是作为句词使用。而作为这种动名词来说,可以被当作名词来使用,但是词性不纯。我们可以把动名词分为两类来讨论:


1.简单的动名词:Tracking satellites accurately is important for the space agency.

上面的例子中Tracking satellites accurately 可以被something 替换,这种动名词际上是将动词放在中间,而整体作为一个名词。


2. 复合动名词:The accurate tracking of satellites is important for the space agency.

这种形式下,动名词被完全包含在名词词组中,通常前面有冦词或形容词,或者of 的结构中,如:the running of marathons ,marathon running 。

对于这两种动句词来说,无法相互平行,而且只有复合动名词才能与名词相平行。

Wrong: The rebels demanded the withdrawal of government forces from disputed regions, significant reductions in overall troop levels, raising the rebel flag on holidays, AND a general pardon.

Withdrawal, reductions, 和 pardon 都是名词,所以这里不能使用raising ,而且这样使用容易让我误解为是一种修饰。

Right: The rebels demanded the withdrawal of government forces from disputed regions, significant reductions in overall troop levels, THE raising OF the rebel flag on holidays, AND a general pardon.


当然如果存在这种名词我们还是要选择单纯的名词而不是动名词:

◆ Wrong: The rebels demanded the withdrawal of government forces from disputed regions AND releasing certain political prisoners.

◆ Wrong: The rebels demanded the withdrawal of government forces from disputed regions AND THE releasing OF certain political prisoners.

◆ Right: The rebels demanded the withdrawal of government forces from disputed regions AND THE RELEASE OF certain political prisoners.
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重点单词
  • accuratelyadj. 准确地 adv. 精确地,准确地
  • overalladj. 全部的,全体的,一切在内的 adv. 总的来说
  • accurateadj. 准确的,精确的
  • pardonn. 原谅,赦免 vt. 宽恕,原谅
  • releasen. 释放,让渡,发行 vt. 释放,让与,准予发表,发
  • rebeln. 叛徒,起义者,反叛者 adj. 造反的,反抗的 v
  • flagn. 旗,旗帜,信号旗 vt. (以旗子)标出 v. 无
  • withdrawaln. 撤退,退回,取消
  • bouquetn. 花束 n. 酒香
  • certainadj. 确定的,必然的,特定的 pron. 某几个,某