语法考点 (There be句型)

1、语法考点There be句型的特殊用法句型的特殊用法核心语法知识1. There be是英语中陈述事物客观存在的常用句型，表达“某个地方或某个时间存在什么事物或人”的时候常用“There be + 名词+ 地点（时间）”这一句型。 E.g.: There is no remedy for love but to love more. 治疗爱的创伤唯有加倍地去爱。 There are two Family Marts, where you can buy fruits and food.2. There be 句型中，谓语动词be有时态变化（包括：一般现在时，一般过去时，现在完成时，过去完成时，

2、以及一般将来时），be前可有情态动词。3. There be 句型中，be动词可替换成表示“存在、具有”等意思的不及物动词lie, exist, remain, occur, rise, stand, live, happen等。e.g.: There lies a stream behind the house.4. There be句型中，谓语动词和后面的主语在单复数方面保持一致。如果有两个或更多的主语，则与离动词最近的那个主语保持一致（there be结构的就近原则）。 E.g.: There is some milk and apples on the table. There are

3、 some apples and milk on the table. 然而，there be句型具有多变性及其结构的复杂性，在英语书面语和考试中常出现其各种变体。一、一、There be的非谓语形式的非谓语形式 There to be 和there being是there be的两种非谓语形式，多用于书面语，作多种语法成分。 1. 作主语： 一般是there being结构；当there to be用作主语时，要用for引导。 E.g.: There being a railway station in the town is a great advantage. 镇上有个火车站真方便呀！

4、For there to be so little cash in the wallet was strange.很奇怪他的钱包里只有这么少的现金。（= It was strange for there to be so little cash in the wallet.) 2. 作宾语 1）作动词的宾语 a. there to be常可用作expect, mean, intend, want, prefer, like等动词的宾语，通常称之为复合宾语，其意义常表示对将来的一种意愿或希望，但目前还没“存在”。 E.g.: Susan prefers there to be no discus

5、sion of her private affairs.苏珊不愿人讨论她的私事。 b. there being常用在deny, appreciate, mind, imagine, admit等跟动名词的动词后作宾语。 E.g.: She denied there being any misunderstanding between them.她否认她们之间有任何误会。 2）作介词的宾语 There being 多用作介词宾语，但在介词for后时一般用there to be形式，并常见于“It be + adj, + for there to be”句型中。 E.g.: There is no

6、w little hope of there being a settlement of the border dispute between the two countries. 没有希望能解决两国边境争端。 He has arranged for there to be a taxi to pick them up at the airport. 他已经安排了一辆出租车去机场接他们。 3. 作状语 There being 结构在句中作状语，多用来表示行为、方式、伴随、原因等情况。 E.g.: There being no evidence of his crime, the prisone

7、r was set free. There being no tickets available for football match, we went home disappointed. 二、由二、由there is no构成的固定句型构成的固定句型 1. there is no sense/point/good/use/fun in v.-ing sth. 表示“做没有意义”，“做.没有用处”。 E.g.: There is no good learning the text by heart without understanding it. There was no sense in

8、 making a child suffer like that. 2. there is no v.-ing = it is impossible to do sth.表示“不可能，无法”。 E.g.: There is no denying the fact that the new method has greatly raised labour productivity. There is no telling when he will return. 他什么时候回来还说不准。 3. there is/was no need to + v. 表示“没有必要”。 E.g.: There

9、was no need for him to remain in Shanghai. 三、三、there be + 过去分词（为被动语态）过去分词（为被动语态） There be 结构中，be前还可以带其它动词的被动式。 E.g.: There is said to be据说有 There is thought to be据认为有 There is believed to be据相信有 There are supposed to be wild animals in the hills. There are said to be thousands of snakes on the islan

10、d. Exercise 1. There _ nothing for discussion, the meeting came to an end half an hour earlier. A. to be B. to have been C. beingD. be 2. Whats the chance of _ a general election this year? A. there beingB. there to be C. there beD. there going to be 3. It is not uncommon for there _ problems of com

11、munication between the old and the young A. beingB. would beC. beD. to be 4. Mary never imagined _ for her to win the competition. A. there to be a chanceB. there being a chance C. there be a chanceD. being a chance 5. There _ a banana, an apple and some lemons in the basket. A. isB. areC. beingD. h

12、ave 6. Would you like _ a library nearby? A. there beingB. there to be C. to be there D. there 7. There have not been many visitors during the show, _? A. are thereB. arent there C. have thereD. havent there 8. John doesnt object to there _ a religious ceremony. A. to be B. is C. hasD. being 9. Ther

13、e _ just one or two paintings worth buying. A. areB. is C. beingD. to be 10. Teachers dont expect there _ any students lagging behind. A. to be B. beingC. is D. have 11. It was too late _ any open shops. A. for there beingB. for there to be C. there to beD. there be 12. This is probably the most precious stone _ is. A. w