例:We are doing nothing except hiding behind ethical red tape.
这句话except后用动名词是否正确?用hiding而不用hide的原因是什么呢?
是否是因为hiding已经名词化和nothing对应?
不定式作表语,主语部分含有实意动词do时,不定式通常省略to.
What I did was (to) hide behind the door.
但如果主语部分的实意动词do为进行体,则表语通常用动名词而不是不定式。
What I was doing was hiding behind the door.
同样的道理,介词but,except前有实意动词do时,后接的不定式通常省略to.
I did nothing except (to) hide behind the door.
如果前面的实意动词为进行体,则except的宾语多用动名词。
I was doing nothing except hiding behind the door.
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We are doing nothing except hide behind ethical red tape. (正确)
如:He does nothing except eat all day. 他整天除了吃什么都不干。(摘自《牛津英语用法指南》第四版456.5)
We are doing nothing except hiding behind ethical red tape.(正确)
如:He does everything in the house except (或 but) put/putting the children to bed. (摘自 A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language 9.58节,putting 是动名词)除了安排孩子们上床睡觉之外,他在家里什么事都干。