不定式做定語
(1)被修飾的名詞前有序數(shù)詞、形容詞最高級或next, last, only, not a, the, very等限定詞時,該名詞用不定式做定語。如:the first woman to set foot on the moon 第一個登上月球的女性
(2)如果其動詞要求不定式做賓語,相應(yīng)的名詞一般用不定式做定語。如:
tendency to do→tend to do, decision to do→decide to do
This book is an attempt to help you use English and recognize how it is used.
(3)如果其形容詞形式要求接不定式做補(bǔ)語,相應(yīng)的名詞一般用不定式做定語。如:
ambition to do “干……的雄心”→be ambitious to do“有雄心干……”
curiosity to do “對……的好奇心”→be curious to do“對……好奇”
ability to do“做……的能力”→able to do“有能力做……”
According to Darwin, random changes that enhance a species’ ability to survive are naturally selected and passed on to succeeding generation.
(4)表示方式、原因、時間、機(jī)會、權(quán)利等名詞用不定式做定語,這些名詞包括:
way, method, reason, time, place, chance, occasion, opportunity, evidence, power, right, movement, drive (運動),effort等。如:I worked so late in the office last night that I hardly had time to catch the last bus.
We appreciate your efforts to bring about a comprehensive solution to the existing problem.
(5)不定代詞something, nothing, little, much, a lot習(xí)慣上用不定式做定語。如:
Though we have made great progress, there is still much to be improved.