Anyone with half an eye on the unemployment figures knew that the assertion about economic recovery ____ just around the corner was untrue. A. would be B. to be C. was D. being(全国研考,99-1)
王长喜教授主编《英语试题名家解析·2000版》(学苑出版社,1999,p.199)对上题作了如下注解：“答案为(D)。本句要考察动词不定式和现在分词作定语的区别……”请问 being just around the corner 是作 economic recovery 的定语吗？
应当明确, being 在这里是动名词, economic recovery 是它的逻辑主语, 两者构成动名词的复合结构, 作介词 about 的宾语: about [economic recovery being just around the corner]。关于 being 在这里不是作定语的证明, 见 logical subject, sorting out, use。
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How about the two of us ____ a walk down the garden? A. to take B. take C. taking D. to be taking(全国高考,93-14)
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Although punctual himself, the professor was quite used ____ late for his lecture. A. to have students B. for students' being C. for students to be D. to students' being(全国四级,98.1-31)
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____ in an atmosphere of simple living was what her parents wished for. A. The girl was educated B. The girl educated C. The girl's being educated D. The girl to be educated(全国四级,99.1-45)
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Nowhere in nature is aluminum found free, owing to its always ____ with other elements, most commonly with oxygen. A. combined B. having combined C. combine D. being combined(全国研考,97-2)
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I like Jean but I do not like ____. A. her sing B. her singing C. she sing D. she singing(TOEFL)
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"I'm surprised that Mr. Bally is letting you attend the conference." "Well, he has always approved ____." A. of my attending it B. for my attending it C. of me to attend it D. me to attend it (TOEFL)