I don't remember him/his giving me that book. 我記得他給過我那本書。
Do you mind my smoking?我抽煙你介意嗎?
I would appreciate back this afternoon.(MET'92,答案是C)
to call call
calling 're calling
Her parents insisted on her studying medicine. 她父母堅持要她學醫。
Have you heard of my sister's winning the contest? 我妹妹在競賽中獲勝的事你聽説了嗎?
[在上述例句中,動名詞前的邏輯主語與句子主語不同。 如果主語相同,則不用邏輯主語,只用動名詞。試比較:
I must apologize for not letting you know ahead of time.(NMET'94)
I don't like the idea of our living here. 我不願意我們住在這裏。
I knew nothing about the window being open.我一點也不知道窗户敞開着。
He left the city without our knowing it 他離開城市我們大家都不知道。。
His/He coming home late worries his other.
John's /John coming here will get us out of trouble.約翰的到來將會使我們脱離困境。
Nixon's visiting China marked a new ear between U.S. and China
diplomatic relations. 尼克松訪問中國標誌着中美外交關係進入一個新的時代。
2) 在口語和非正式語體中,只要不是作主語,動名詞複合結構中的邏輯主語常採用名詞通格或人稱代詞賓格。例如:
The doctor does not mind me /my eating a little meat occasionally.代夫並不反對我偶爾吃一點肉。
3) 如果邏輯主語是一個短語或有修飾語, 一般用名詞通格或人稱代詞的賓格的形式。例如:
The teacher insisted on the boy who threw the eraser apologizing.
老師支持要那個扔掉刷子的男孩道歉。
I insist on both of them coming in time. 我堅持要他們兩人準時來。
Do you remember Mary and her mother coming to see us last year?
4)無生命的事物名詞作邏輯主語時一般採用通格形式。例如:
The suggestion of the meeting being put off was not adopted by the chairman.延期召開會議的建議沒有被主席採納。
1)-s 結尾的複數名詞作邏輯主語時一般用通格。例如:
The librarian wouldn't like his books being earmarked.圖書管理員不喜歡書角被折。
(2)集合名詞、單複數同形的名詞或變化不規則的複數名詞作邏輯主語並同動名詞一起作賓語時,一般用通格。例如:I
was surprised at the children playing in the street yesterday.
3)不定代詞或批示代詞作動名詞的邏輯主語時,一般不用或很少用所有格形式。例如:He was awaken
by someone knocking on the window.
I object to that being said about me.我反對那樣説我。
4)it作邏輯主語時用賓格或所有格均可,但指時間時用賓格。例如:She was worried about
the little bird:she was frightened of it/its building a nest in the
chimney. 她很為小鳥擔憂,為它在煙囱中築巢而感到害怕。
A:Why, it's eleven o'clock already.
B:I'm surprised at it being so late.
2、動名詞複合結構的功能