高中英语语法(7)die/dead/dying/death

“死”法不同

[高手出招]

( 1 ) The old woman __________ten years ago.

( 2 ) She was working on the day of her_______________.

( 3 ) I think the sick man is____________.

( 4 ) He has been ____________for three years.

[一语击破]

die 是表示短暂性动作的动词，意为“死亡”、“断气”，指生命的结束，强调动作。如：

The girl's grandpa died five years ago.

注意： die 不可和一段时间的状语连用。

(误) He has died for two years.

(正) he has been dead for two years.

dead 是形容词，意为“死的”，通常和 be 动词连用，表示死的状态。如：

Her father has been dead for one year.

dying 是 die 的现在分词，常用作形容词，意思是“要死的”、“濒临死亡的”。如：

The old man is dying.

death 是 die 的名词形式，意为“死、死亡”。如：

It makes me very sad when I think of my grandpa's death.

Keys： ( 1 ) died ( 2 ) death ( 3 ) dying ( 4 ) dead