动词不定式和现在分词都可用作结果状语,不知它们之间的区别何在。
用动词不定式作结果状语常常表示出乎意料的结果,而用现在分词作结果状语则表示自然的结果,此外,充当结果状语的现在分词的逻辑主语有时并不是句子的主语,而是句子的内容或部分内容(参见 present participle )。请对比:
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He hurried to the station only to find the train gone. 他急急忙忙赶到火车站,发现火车已经开走了。
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He dropped the cup, breaking it into pieces. 他把杯子掉在地上,打成了碎片。
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The child fell, striking his head against the door... 那孩子跌倒了,头碰在门上……
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European football is played in 80 countries, making it the most popular sport in the world. (全国高考,98-25)有80个国家踢欧洲足球,它成了世界上最流行的运动项目。
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By 1820 the population of New York had grown to about 125,000, making it the largest city in the USA. 到1820年,纽约市的人口增长到12.5万人左右,使它成了当时美国最
大的城市。
请做下面的英语试题:
We increase the length of the wire, thus ____ its resistance. A. increase B. increased C. to increase D. increasing