Since接动名词的用法(为你批改)

英语中，since (自从)除了作为连词引导时间状语从句外，还可以用作介词。介词后需接名词性成分，尤其是后接动名词(doing )这一用法，很多学生不太熟悉。

1.Since Mr. White graduated, he has taught us English.

2.Mr. White has taught us English since graduation.

3.Since the age of six, Tom has been able to swim.

4.Mary has been able to play the piano since learning from the teacher.

今天的原创英文材料中就出现了类似的用法。尽管其中也存在其他方面的问题，我们仍然感谢原创作者提供了这样一个真实的语境素材。看看原文吧，你能发现几个问题？

一，我发现的问题

二，分析问题并修改

本篇文章以since接动名词作为标题，实际上原创英文中至少有八个方面的问题，值得我们研究和讨论。

（一）词组混乱，应该是a bit 接形容词，a bit of接不可数名词；这里应该是说明人很激动，用excited，不能用exciting；这里的主语应该改为人；一看就是so...that结构；应该是过去时态。

1.My cat is a bit cute, but it eats a bit of food.

2.I was so excited that I gave my big boy a huge hug.

（二）定语从句的引导词不能脱离先行词而存在的，况且，这里用定语从句，还不如另写一句更通顺；since(自从)引导的时间状语，主句要用现在完成时态；根据语境判断，应该是独立生活在国外；应该是用副词说明动词live，用independently；这里介词since后接动名词是正确的。

1.He has really grown up since he lived abroad independently.

2.He has really grown up since living abroad independently.

最后修改版本如下

I was so excited that I gave my big boy a huge hug. He has really grown up since living abroad independently.

我真是太兴奋了，给我的大男孩一个大大的拥抱。自从他独立在国外生活以来，他真的成长了许多。

三 总结

思考题[烟花][微风]

1.The child has been sad since his father's __(die)

2.We heard an ___(excite) voice from the room.

3.The girl felt __(frighten) to see the snake.

4.The boy walked up to the enemy__(brave)