2、 動名詞作表語

　　Her job is raising pigs. 她的工作是養豬。

　　This food smells inviting. 這種食物香味怡人。

　　The only thing that interests her is dancing. 她唯一感興趣的事就是跳舞。

　　My favorite sport is swimming. 我最喜歡的運動是游泳。

　　To keep money you have found is stealing. 撿到錢不交等于偷竊。

　　3、 動名詞作賓語

　　Your shoes need polishing. 你的皮鞋該擦了。

　　Jim dislikes eating chocolate. 吉姆不喜歡吃巧克力。

　　She can’t help crying at a sad movie. 她看了憂傷的電影禁不住要哭。

　　The doctor advised taking exercise. 醫生讓多運動。

　　Would you mind filling out this form? 請填一下這張表好嗎?

　　The thief admitted entering the house. 小偷承認進了屋。

　　Have you finished correcting the students’ papers? 學生們的卷子改完沒有?

　　有些動詞和動詞短語后只能接動名詞作賓語。這些動詞及短語有：

　　admit, acknowledge, advise, appreciate, avoid, delay, deny,

　　 dislike, enjoy, excuse, escape, fancy, finish, forgive,

　　face, endure, involve, give up, imagine, mention, mind,

　　miss, pardon, practise, require, resent, resist, suggest,

　　recall, resist, understand, think of, give up, aim at,

　　put off, insist on, persist in, be good at, do well in,

　　can't help, keep on, leave off, feel like, be tired

　　(afraid, capable, fond) of, set about, be used to,

　　object to, devote oneself to, stick to, respond to,

　　look forward to, see to, submit to, adapt to, apply to,

　　accede to, get to, prefer to, adjust to, owe to, react to等。