last night. （V-ing被动形式）

比较：

An English song was being sung by a little girl.（被动语态）

A little girl was singing an English song.（主动语态）

v-ing 形式的被动式解析

用法 例 句

主语

宾语

v-ing 形式的被动式解析

用法 例句

定语

状语

Step II Practice

1. Complete the sentences below with the passive -ing form of the verbs in brackets

① James was afraid of _______________ (attack) by sharks.

② _____________ (hold up) in the water by Old Tom, James was confident he would survive.

③ _______________ (include) in the hunt was a great thrill for Clancy.

④ ____________________ (accept) by the whalers, the killers were able to get a good feed from the whale.

⑤ Clancy didn't mind __________ (tell) what to do.

⑥ _______________ (help out) by the killer whales, the whalers were able to make a successful kill.

⑦ The children enjoyed ___________ (take) to the aquarium.

⑧ It seemed the sea lion didn't mind __________________ (photograph) with the tourists after all.

⑨ "In fact, the chances of anybody _______________ (swallow) by a whale are rather low," said the researcher.

2. Complete each of the following sentences in several ways using the passive-ing form.

Example:

When I was young I used to dislike being told to lay the table for dinner while I was watching my favorite TV programme.

① When I was in primary school I used to enjoy ...

② I'll never forget ...

③ When I was a child I used to fear ...

④ Long, long ago I was fond of ...

⑤ Last year I liked ..., but now I like ...

Step III Homework

1. Finish the exercises on Page 64.

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