ing I like singing Playing basketball is good

動名詞 所謂動名詞，乃是將一個動詞，字尾加上 ing，這個動詞就可以當作名詞用了 I like singing. Playing basketball is good for you. Do you enjoy listening to classical music? Is traveling around the world meaningful to you?

動名詞 動名詞可用作主詞 Playing tennis is enjoyed by many people. Taking drugs is avoided by most people. Being kind to others is important for every one. Respecting your parents shows good character.

動名詞 動名詞可以用作動詞的受詞 I enjoy studying English. He does not mind walking long distances. I have never enjoyed being alone in my life. He loves swimming.

動名詞 動名詞可以用作介系詞的受詞 This book is about traveling. He is responsible for cleaning the kitchen. My brother is capable of writing programs. You just keep on going straight.

練習 1. Reading is important to students. 2. In addition to traveling, he also likes reading 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. novels. You will be happy by helping others. He is worried about being late. I finished writing the report yesterday. They thanked me for lending them money. He has never finished writing the novel. She is in change of teaching English in our school.

不定詞 不定詞＝to＋動詞的原式，不定詞和動名 詞的用法相似 To love is to forgive. To forgive your enemies will make you happy. I like to eat chicken. I asked my brother to come here.

不定詞 不定詞不能用在介系詞的後面 (x) I am interested in to play piano. (x) He is worried about to go abroad. (x) I am in charge of to prepare for the party.

不定詞 不定詞可以用作主詞 To play tennis is great fun. To play safe in the stock market is necessary. To be kind to others is important for every one. To respect your parents shows good character.

不定詞 不定詞可以用成很多動詞的受詞 不定詞 I like to swim. He loves to listen to jokes. My brother seems to be different. I agree to lend him money. Do you like to sing?

不定詞 不定詞可以跟在代名詞的後面 I told him to work hard. I asked my brother to come back home. He expects his friends to help him. My teacher told me to wait for him. I invited my sister to go to see a movie.

不定詞 不定詞常用在上述句子的被動語氣中 He was told to work hard. My brother was asked to come back home. His friend is expected to help me. I was told by my teacher to wait. My sister was invited to go to see a movie.

不定詞 有些動詞後面可以跟動名詞或不定詞： love, like, hate, start, begin, 有些動詞後面只能跟動名詞Enjoy, Appreciate, Avoid, consider, finish 有些動詞只能跟不定詞agree, plan , want, decide

不定詞 動名詞和不定詞的被動和否定形式 1. Everyone likes to be loved. 2. This cup needs to be washed. 3. Being trusted is important. 4. I told him not to leave this house. 5. He asked me not to cry.

練習 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. To give is more meaningful than to receive. I love to swim in cold weather. He agreed to listen to my story. He decided to go anyway. I told him to buy my book. I invited him to come to my house. I asked him to cook for me tonight. Students are asked to work hard.