【摘要】 在學(xué)習(xí)英語時,我們都知道使用謂語動詞時要注意該謂語動作發(fā)生的時間和該謂語動作和主語的關(guān)系,即要注意時態(tài)和語態(tài),其中語態(tài)包括主動語態(tài)和被動語態(tài)。這一語法現(xiàn)象類似漢語里把字句和被字句。
【關(guān)鍵詞】 主動語態(tài);被動語態(tài);賓語
【作者簡介】趙彤艷(1971-),女,山西畜牧獸醫(yī)學(xué)校,英語教師,本科。
被動語態(tài)句在英語中是一種常見的句式表達,下面就其意義,構(gòu)成,用法進行闡述。
一、被動語態(tài)的意義
1.不知道或沒有必要說出動作的發(fā)出者。
Eg :Basketball is played in the world.
The room has not been cleaned for days.
2.需要強調(diào)或突出動作的承受著而不是發(fā)出者時。
eg: Tom was praised by his teacher yesterday.
All the students are encouraged to use the computers correctly.
3.報紙,雜志文章標(biāo)題或廣告中。
eg: Volunteers Wanted!
Eighty-Year-old man cheated.
二、被動語態(tài)的構(gòu)成
被動語態(tài)由“助動詞be+過去分詞”構(gòu)成。其中助動詞be隨著主語的人稱,數(shù)和句子的時態(tài),語氣的不同而發(fā)生變化,常見以下形式:
一般現(xiàn)在時: am/ is/ are +done一般過去時:was/ were + done.
一般將來時: will be +done過去將來時:? would be done.
現(xiàn)在進行時: is/ am/ are +being done過去進行時: was /were + being done.
將來進行時: will be being + done現(xiàn)在完成時: have/ has been+ done.
過去完成時: had been + done 將來完成時: will have been + done.
eg: 1. The room is cleaned every day.? 2. The room was cleaned yesterday.
3. The room will be cleaned tomorrow. 4. The room is being cleaned now.
5. The room has been cleaned. 6. The room had been cleaned before the man arrived here.
三、被動語態(tài)的用法
1.含有雙賓語的被動語態(tài)。有些動詞作謂語后可帶雙賓語,一個表人的賓語,稱為間接賓語;一個表事物的賓語,稱為直接賓語。含有雙賓語的主動結(jié)構(gòu)變?yōu)楸粍咏Y(jié)構(gòu)時,可以有兩種方法將該主動句變?yōu)楸粍泳?。第一種,將表人的間接賓語變?yōu)楸粍泳涞闹髡Z,第二種,將表事物的直接賓語變?yōu)楸粍泳涞闹髡Z時,間接賓語前應(yīng)有介詞to或for.
eg: 主動句 :He gave me a pen.
被動句: I was given a pen或 A pen was given to me.
2.含有復(fù)合賓語的被動語態(tài)。 有些動詞如feel, find, think, consider, believe, make, keep, call等后跟復(fù)合賓語(賓語+補語),含有復(fù)合賓語的主動句變?yōu)楸粍泳鋾r,將主動語態(tài)句中賓語變?yōu)楸粍泳涞闹髡Z,賓語補足語不變,此刻賓語補足語變?yōu)橹髡Z補足語,常作賓補的有名詞,形容詞,分詞,動詞不定式。
eg:主動句? I think the book interesting.
被動句 The book is thought interesting.
3. 含有賓語從句的被動語態(tài)。含有賓語從句時變被動語態(tài)句有兩種方法:
用it 作被動句的形式主語,賓語從句成為主語從句。
Eg: People said that the man was very rich. (主動句)
It was said that the man was very rich.(被動句)
用賓語從句里的主語作為被動句的主語,即“主語+ be + 過去分詞+todo/be。
Eg:? People said that the man was very rich. (主動句)
The man was said to be very rich.(被動句)
4.含有情態(tài)動詞的被動語態(tài)。
情態(tài)動詞+be +及物動詞的過去分詞。
I can clean the room (主動句).
The room can be cleaned by me (被動句).
5.短語動詞的被動語態(tài)。
有些不及物動詞+介詞形成短語動詞,相當(dāng)于及物動詞,也可以有被動語態(tài)形式,但需注意變?yōu)楸粍诱Z態(tài)時不可丟掉構(gòu)成短語動詞的介詞。
Eg: They are talking about the topic. (主動句)
The topic is being talked about.? (被動句不能丟掉about)
四、結(jié)束語
總之,通過對被動語態(tài)這一語法結(jié)構(gòu)進行分析,有利于促進英語教學(xué)中對語法學(xué)習(xí)的理解和認(rèn)識。