A list of the usage of non-predicate verbs in high school English, summarizing the differences between to do infinitives, gerunds, participles and non-predicate verbs , independent nominative case, etc.
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1. to do infinitive
tense and voice
syntactic function
1.Subject
1.1 Directly as the subject: To see is to believe.
1.2 it serves as the formal subject: It took me two weeks to finish the assignment.
compound structure of infinitive
(1) It be adj for sb to do sth focus on explaining the objective situation
(2) It be adj of sb to do sth focuses on the quality of people
(3) It be adj to do sth
2. Object
2.1 As the object of transitive verbs, common verbs include: decide, tell, hope, agree, manage, etc.
2.2 it serves as the formal object: subject think/believe/make/find/ consider it adj/n to do sth
3. Predicative expression
3.1 indicates further explanation of the subject and has future time meaning: His dream is to teach English.
3.2 means should; You are to report that to the police.
4. Attributive
4.1Have you got anything to eat?
4.2 Ordinal numerals and superlative adjectives before the modified noun, the next, the only, the last and other modifications: She is the first person to come up with the solution.
4.3 Todo is often used to modify nouns such as ability, chance, opportunity, need, ambition, and attempt.
5.Adverbial
5.1 Adverbial phrase of purpose
She gave him some money to let him leave at once.
5.2 Adverbials of result
only to do "unexpectedly..."; so...as to do.... such....as to do; enough to do sth
5.3 Adverbials of reason
I'm glad to see you again.
5.4 Commentary adverbials
to be honest; to one's embarrassment
6. Binbu
6.1 Sensory/causal verb object object complement in todo infinitive to is omitted, but to should be restored in passive voice
First, feel; second, hear; listen; third, let; have; make; fourth, see; watch; notice; spot
Someone was heard to come up the stairs.
to do is prone to error and confusion
Omission of to do infinitive
1. When making prepositions but, except, besides, and than as objects, there is the substantive verb do before it, and there is no to after it; there is no do before, but there is to after it. For example: He did nothing but cry.
2. When making a predicate, if the subject part contains some form of the substantive verb do, then to is omitted. The only thing you can do is apologize.
Active means passive
be adj to do: This question is easy to answer.
The interrogative word to do plays the role of a noun in a sentence, and can be the subject, object, or expression.
1. He didn't know what to say.
2. How to learn English is hard.
3. The key step is to predict the end.
2. gerund
tense and voice
syntactic function
1.Subject
1.1 Represents a concept, habit or experience. A single gerund phrase serves as the subject, and the predicate verb uses the third person singular.
1.2 it serves as the formal subject and there be serves as the subject in the sentence pattern
It be a waste of time doing
There is no use/good/point in doing sth
2. Object
2.1 Be the object of verbs and prepositions
The boy finished checking the room.
He is fond of playing football.
adjust to; be devoted to; stick to, etc. to is a preposition
3. Predicative expression
3.1 Expresses abstract, general or habitual actions, indicating that the subject content can interchange positions with the subject. For example: My hobby is collecting stamps.
4. Attributive
4.1 Table is the function or purpose of the modified noun. Equivalent to noun for doing
swimming pool; walk stick; waiting room
3. Participle:
present participle
tense and voice
past participle
tense voice
done
The syntactic function of participles
1. Predicative expression
Present participle: expresses the characteristics of the subject
The book is interesting.
Past participle: expresses the feeling or state caused by the subject itself.
She is interested in this movie.
2. Attributive: A single participle is usually prepositioned as an attributive; a participle phrase is usually postpositioned as an attributive.
Present participle: active, ongoing
The boiling water is quite hot.
Past participle: transitive verbs express passive and perfect; intransitive verbs only express completion
The boiled water is easy to drink.
There were countless fallen leaves.
The houses being built are for the elderly citizens.
3.Adverbial
The logical subject of time, cause, result, manner or accompanying, etc. must be consistent with the subject of the main clause. The present participle is the doer and the past participle is the recipient.
We opened the door, letting them in.
The boy lay on the ground, covered with nothing.
"Having done" is used as an adverbial, and it has an active relationship with the subject of the main clause logically, and the participle action occurs before the predicate verb of the main clause.
Having finished the work, I fell very relaxed.
"Having been done" is used as an adverbial, and it has a logical passive relationship with the subject of the main clause, and the participle action occurs before the predicate verb of the main clause.
Having been hurt so badly, he lost his arm.
Being done is used as an adverbial, and has a logical passive relationship with the subject of the sentence, and occurs simultaneously with the predicate verb of the main sentence.
Being taught by the teacher, I made great progress.
4. Binbu
Often after the object of sensory verbs and causative verbs. The present participle indicates that the object is in progress, and the past participle indicates that the object has passive and perfect meanings.
I spotted a man playing the piano.
He felt himself cheated.
4. The difference between non-predicate verbs
1. Gerund phrases as subjects express general or abstract multiple actions. To do as the subject expresses a specific or one-time action.
2. When used as an object, it can be followed by either to do or doing. Among them, begin/start/ like/ require have little difference in meaning. However, when continue /prefer/regret is followed by to do and doing, the meaning is quite different.
5. Independent nominative case
1. noun/pronoun to do
So many people to help him, he is sure to succeed.
2. noun/pronoun doing
The guests having left, he began to take a short rest.
Weather permitting, I will stay at home for the whole day.
3. noun/pronoun done
This done, we will go home.