一、非谓语动词使用错误
非谓语动词在六级综合改错里算是一个较为令人头疼的改错类型，它包括不定式、分词、动名词。六级改错中主要出现的是非谓语动词和主要谓语动词之间的混淆，具体分为以下两种情况：
① 分词，主要是现在分词和过去分词的误用，如： a puzzled question → a puzzling question ； an exciting girl → an excited girl 等。
② 动词非谓语形式做主语、宾语，有时需要 it 作形式主语或形式宾语。如： This is no good arguing with him.(This → it )
例1
The idea that learn a foreign language is hard 1.__________
work is realized by every student. 分析句子结构可知：the idea是主语；is realized是谓语部分；that引导同位语从句。从句中learn a foreign language是主语，而learn是动词形式，应改为动名词“learning”。
例2
From these unearthed bones scientists are able
to reconstruct the skeleton of the animal and from
the reconstructing skeleton, they can obtain quite 1.__________
a good idea of its appearance. “reconstructing”表示正在进行的动作，而根据原句可知，“skeleton”本身并不能发出这个动作，而应该为“reconstructed”，意为“the skeleton that is reconstructed”，这是过去分词作为定语。
例3
Lighthouses are set up to warn the passed ships 1.__________
of the dangers along the coast. Ancient people used
simple fire signal which could only mean “Danger!
Keep off”. “passed ships”表示“已经过去的船只”，当然不可能再给予警告，这不符合逻辑，应该改为passing，意为“过往的船只”，此处现在分词作定语。
例4
But modern lighthouse also identifies itself in a
code knowing to all ships that pass by. Most of the 1.__________
modern lighthouses have a revolving light that is
red and then green.
根据句意可知，这些代码所有的船只都知道，即“a code which is known to all ships”的省略形式，“knowing”表示“正在知道，了解”这个动作过程，显然不符合题意，故应该将knowing改为known。
非谓语动词的使用错误虽然不外乎不定式、分词（包括现在分词和过去分词）以及动名词三种类型，然而使用起来往往容易混淆，而且也不易区分，所以得分率通常都较低。
练习题:
1 Judging by today’s standards the techniques applied 1.__________
to the construction of these ancient palaces are highly
advanced.
2 TV has become an essential part of our daily life,
keeping us informed of the news of the day. Comparing 2.__________
with other media of information and education, TV is
almost unrivalled.
3 The characters being described in this TV play are 3.__________
very true to life, which may be the reason why it
touched a nation of audience.
4 There are a great many places of interest in this
city. But the major attraction is a recently built
hotel which resembles a sailing ship when seeing 4.__________
from a distance. No travelers leave the city without
visiting it.
5 The building built now at our school is the new 5.__________
library.
6 A lighthouse must be high enough for its light
to see far away, but if it is too high, it has more 6.__________
possibility to be destroyed by high wind; so it is
not always true to say that the higher it is the better.
7 Consider the great need for improving many 7.__________
aspects of the global environment, one is surely
justified in his concern for the money and resources
that are poured into the space exploration efforts.
8 The small college, however, generally provides
a limited number of courses and specializations,
but offers a better student-faculty radio, thus permit 8.__________
individualized attention to students.
9 The way space is used to enable the individual
to achieve privacy, to build homes or designing 9.__________
cities is culturally influenced.
10 But the fourth robber put him quite beside himself
by approaching him and asked what the dog 10.__________
cost him.
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