动词的-ing形式既包括动名词又包括现在分词,在英语中使用极其广泛,同时也是高考中的重要考点。下面就动词的-ing形式在句中作定语总结如下:
动词的-ing形式作定语在句中通常有两个位置,如果是单个的动词的-ing形式作定语,常放在被修饰词前作前置定语;如果是动词的-ing形式的短语作定语,常放在被修饰词后作后置定语。如:
1.He is an attacking player.他是一个攻击型的运动员。
2.He asked an embarrassing question.他提了一个令人难堪的问题。
3.A little child learning to walk often falls.学走路的小孩常常跌跤。
4.Do you know the number of people coming to the party?你知道来参加晚会的人数吗?
注意:当v.-ing形式作后置定语时,可以相当于相应的定语从句。如:1.A young man writing novels came to speak to us yesterday.
→A young man who writes novels came to speak to us yesterday.一位写小说的青年昨天来向我们作报告。
2.The girl sitting next to me was my cousin.
→The girl who was sitting next to me was my cousin.坐在我旁边的姑娘是我表妹。