动词不定式 8

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　　动词不定式 8
　　4) 物作主语时
　　It began to melt.
　　感官动词 + doing/to do
　　感官动词 see, watch, observe, notice, look at, hear, listen to, smell, taste, feel + do　 表示动作的完整性，真实性；+doing 表示动作的连续性，进行性
　　I saw him work in the garden yesterday.　昨天我看见他在花园里干活了。(强调"我看见了"这个事实)
　　I saw him working in the garden yesterday. (强调"我见他正干活"这个动作)昨天我见他正在花园里干活。
　　
　　典型例题
　　1) They knew her very well. They had seen her ___ up from childhood.　
　　A. grow　 B. grew　 C. was growing　 D. to grow
　　答案：A. 因题意为，他们看着她长大，因此强调的是成长的过程，而非正在长的动作，因此用see sb do sth.的句型。
　　
　　2) The missing boy was last seen ___ near the river.　
　　A. playing　 B. to be playing　　C. play　　D. to play
　　答案：A. 本题强调其动作，正在河边玩，应此用see sb. doing sth句型。