请问英语中的动名词可以作方式和让步状语吗?

Question

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Answer 1

回答如下：英语动名词相当于名词，不能用来作状语，只能作主语、宾语、表语、定语、宾补、同位语。例如：
Tending patients ( 主语 )is her job.
Her job is tending patients ( 表语).
Our reading ( 定语) room is on the second floor.
We suggest making a plan for our travel abroad ( 宾语 ).
We call his brave deeds doing boldly what is righteous(宾补).
His dream, becoming a pilot( 同位语 )，is sure to come true.
而可以作方式或让步状语的则是现在分词，尽管它们拼写相同。例如：
Failing in the experiment( 现在分词短语作让步状语), he didn't lose heart.
You can get in touch with her using my cellphone ( 现在分词短语作方式状语).
试比较：
You can get in touch with her by using my cellphone ( 动名词短语 ).