牛利平
〔關(guān)鍵詞〕 中學(xué)英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)法教學(xué);賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ);
用法
〔中圖分類號(hào)〕 G633.41
〔文獻(xiàn)標(biāo)識(shí)碼〕 C
〔文章編號(hào)〕 1004—0463(2012)
12—0081—01
英語(yǔ)中某些及物動(dòng)詞的賓語(yǔ)后面還需要有一個(gè)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ),意思才完整,賓語(yǔ)和它的補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)構(gòu)成復(fù)合賓語(yǔ)。而復(fù)合賓語(yǔ)的第一部分通常由名詞或代詞充當(dāng),第二部分表示第一部分的名詞或代詞發(fā)出的動(dòng)作或身份、特征等,稱為賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)。常見(jiàn)的賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)有八種形式:
1.許多動(dòng)詞可跟“賓語(yǔ) + to do…”構(gòu)成句子,句中的不定式作賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ);否定形式為“動(dòng)詞+賓語(yǔ)+not to do…”。例如:My boss told me to type out two letters.
句中“My boss”作主語(yǔ),“told”作謂語(yǔ),“me”作賓語(yǔ),劃線部分作賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)。請(qǐng)看下面的句子:
They forbade her to leave the country.
Please remind me not to be late for the meeting.
2.有些動(dòng)詞可跟“賓語(yǔ)+to be…”構(gòu)成句子,句中的不定式作賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)。例如:I consider him to be the best candidate.
句中“I”做主語(yǔ),“consider”作謂語(yǔ),“him”作賓語(yǔ),“to be the best candidate”作賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)。請(qǐng)看下面的句子:
I know him to be a liar.
I suppose him to be away from home.
3.有些動(dòng)詞(感官動(dòng)詞和使動(dòng)詞)后可跟不帶“to”的不定式構(gòu)成句子,句中的不定式作賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)。例如:He saw her enter the room.
句中“He”做主語(yǔ),“saw”作謂語(yǔ),“her”作賓語(yǔ),“enter the room”作賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)。請(qǐng)看下面的句子:
She won''t let me do it.
I heard her lock the door.
We watched the children play games.
這類句子變?yōu)楸粍?dòng)結(jié)構(gòu)時(shí),不定式前加“to”。請(qǐng)看下列句子,句中最后的不定式作賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)。例如:A child was seen to enter the building. She was often heard to sing this song.
4.“help”后的不定式可加“to”,也可不加“to”,但被動(dòng)結(jié)構(gòu)中要加to。例如:I''ll help you(to) push the cart.句中“I”做主語(yǔ),“will help”作謂語(yǔ),“you”作賓語(yǔ),句中最后的不定式作賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)。上句的被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)為:You''ll be helped to push the cart.
5.有些“動(dòng)詞+介詞”的結(jié)構(gòu)后也可跟不定式構(gòu)成句子,句中的不定式作賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)。例如:He shouted to me to come over.句中“He”做主語(yǔ),“shouted”作謂語(yǔ),“to”為介詞,“me”作賓語(yǔ),最后一個(gè)不定式作賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)。
6.作賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)的不定式,如果表示的動(dòng)作在謂語(yǔ)所表示情況之前發(fā)生,就需要用完成形式:He was known to have worked for the International Olympic Committee.句中“He”做主語(yǔ),“was known”作謂語(yǔ),使用了被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)。由句意可知,“為國(guó)際奧委會(huì)工作”發(fā)生在前,“大家知道”發(fā)生在后。故不定式部分用完成形式,在句中作賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)。
7.作賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)的不定式,表示一個(gè)正在進(jìn)行的動(dòng)作時(shí)需用進(jìn)行形式:He is believed to be living in Mexico.句中“He”做主語(yǔ),“is believed”作謂語(yǔ),使用了被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)。由于句子表達(dá)主語(yǔ)現(xiàn)在正在發(fā)生的情況,故用不定式的進(jìn)行形式,句中不定式作賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)。請(qǐng)看下列句子:
Thousands were reported to be working in concentration camps.
He is thought to be hiding in the woods.
間或不定式作賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)也可用于完成進(jìn)行時(shí)。例如:She is said to have been doing this work for twenty years.
8.不定式作賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)的被動(dòng)形式:He didn''t want her son to be taken away.句中“She”做主語(yǔ),“didn''t want”作謂語(yǔ),“her son”作賓語(yǔ),由于“her son”與“take away”之間為被動(dòng)關(guān)系,故用被動(dòng)形式,句中不定式作賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)。請(qǐng)看下列句子:
I''d like this room to be redecorated.
He didn''t wish the subject to be mentioned in the letter.
編輯:楊慧芳