In English grammar, the gerund has exactly the same form as the present participle. 英语语法中,动名词具有与现在分词完全一样的形式。
In english grammar, the gerund have exactly the same form as the present participle. 英语文法中,动名词具有与现在分词完全一样的形式。
It" acts as antecedent subject or antecedent object. It only helps the formal one( infinitive, gerund, noun clause) be placed behind in order to keep the sentence balance. 作先行主语或先行宾语,帮助真正的主语或宾语。(定式、名词、词从句)移使句子保持平衡。
gerund
[ noun ] a noun formed from a verb (such as the `-ing' form of an English verb when used as a noun) <noun.communication>
Gerund \Ger"und\, n. [L. gerundium, fr. gerere to bear, carry, perform. See {Gest} a deed, {Jest}.] (Lat. Gram.) 1. A kind of verbal noun, having only the four oblique cases of the singular number, and governing cases like a participle.
2. (AS. Gram.) A verbal noun ending in -e, preceded by to and usually denoting purpose or end; -- called also the {dative infinitive}; as, ``Ic h[ae]bbe mete t[^o] etanne'' (I have meat to eat.) In Modern English the name has been applied to verbal or participal nouns in -ing denoting a transitive action; e. g., by throwing a stone.