如何使用形式主語(yǔ)(2)
如何使用形式主語(yǔ)
?、矷t + v. + to do sth.
動(dòng)詞不定式作主語(yǔ)時(shí)除動(dòng)詞be以外,動(dòng)詞take,cost, need,require,make,sound,occur 等也可用it作形式主語(yǔ),而把動(dòng)詞不定式放在后面。例如:
It took us three years to complete the project. 我們花費(fèi)三年時(shí)間才完成了這項(xiàng)工程。
It sounds reasonable to do it this way.聽(tīng)起來(lái)這樣做有道理。
It needed hard work to finish the job. 要完成這項(xiàng)工作需要努力地工作。
It didn,t occur to me to ask him to help me. 我根本沒(méi)想到要找他幫忙。
動(dòng)名詞作真正主語(yǔ)
用于這種形式的是一些特定的形容詞和名詞。例如:
It was nice meeting you. 見(jiàn)到你真高興! (分別時(shí)用)
它與不定式作真正主語(yǔ)的區(qū)別在于,動(dòng)名詞說(shuō)到的動(dòng)作已經(jīng)發(fā)生。例如:
It is nice to meet you. (剛剛見(jiàn)面時(shí)用)
it 作形式主語(yǔ),動(dòng)名詞作真正主語(yǔ)主要用于下列句型:
It's +n.(名詞或名詞短語(yǔ))/adj.(形容詞)+ doing sth.
1)下列形容詞后常用動(dòng)名詞作真正主語(yǔ):nice,good,useless,hard,foolish,enjoyable,worthwhile等。例如:
It is nice talking to you. 跟你交談?wù)媸怯淇臁?/p>
It's foolish behaving like that. 這樣的表現(xiàn)是很愚蠢的。
It is useless doing that. 那樣做沒(méi)用。
2)下列名詞或名詞短語(yǔ)作表語(yǔ)時(shí)常用動(dòng)名詞作真正主語(yǔ):use,good,fun,a waste of,job,task等。例如:
It's a waste of time doing this. 這樣做是浪費(fèi)時(shí)間的。
It's no good (use) doing that. 那樣做沒(méi)好處(沒(méi)用)。
It's an awful job doing this. 做這事真是一件可怕的差事。
It's fun doing this. 做這事真有趣。
It is not an easy task doing this work. 做這工作真非易事。
名詞從句作真正主語(yǔ)
用it 作形式主語(yǔ)的結(jié)構(gòu)主要用于下列句型:
It +謂語(yǔ)+名詞從句(主語(yǔ)從句、表語(yǔ)從句、同位語(yǔ)從句)
⒈It is +名詞+從句: 這樣的名詞有a fact,a surprise,an honor(非常榮幸),a pity,common knowledge(常識(shí))等。例如:
It is common knowledge that the full moon brings fair weather. 皓月兆天晴,這是常識(shí)。
It is a surprise that you gave such an answer to the question. 你對(duì)這個(gè)問(wèn)題作了這樣的回答,令人吃驚。
?、睮t is +形容詞+從句: 這樣的形容詞有natural,true,strange,necessary,important,obvious(很明顯),certain,wonderful,funny,possible,likely,probable等。例如:
It is certain that free medical care will be given to most people in our city. 我們城市的多數(shù)人將享受免費(fèi)醫(yī)療,這是一定的。
It is probable that he has known everything. 很可能他什么都已經(jīng)知道了。
?、矷t +動(dòng)詞+從句: 這樣的動(dòng)詞有seem,happen,appear,look,matter,make,strike,occur(突然想起)等。
It appeared that he had a taste for music. 看來(lái)他對(duì)音樂(lè)有一定的鑒賞力。
It made us very happy that she was saved.她能化險(xiǎn)為夷令我們大家很高興。
?、碔t + be + 分詞+從句: 這樣的分詞有 said(據(jù)說(shuō)), reported(據(jù)報(bào)道),believed(人們相信),known(眾所周知),decided(已決定),proved(已證實(shí)),thought,expected,annouced,arranged,amusing,puzzling,striking等。例如:
It is said that Li Hao has been to Europe.據(jù)說(shuō)李郝去過(guò)歐洲。
It was amusing that a rabbit ran out of the empty box on the desk.桌上的空盒子里竟然跑出來(lái)一只兔子,太有趣了。
需要說(shuō)明的是,大部分連接詞引導(dǎo)的主語(yǔ)從句都可以用 it充當(dāng)形式主語(yǔ)。例如:
It remains unknown when they are going to get married. 他們何時(shí)結(jié)婚依然不明。
It says in the newspaper that the enemy has been defeated. 報(bào)紙上報(bào)導(dǎo)敵人被打敗了。
形式主語(yǔ):
It +be+(the)+adj.+for sb.+to do sth.
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