Unit 60 Verb + Preposition + -ing (succeed in -ing / accuse somebody of -ing, etc.)

 동사 + 전치사 + -ing

  A

• 동사(verb) + 전치사(preposition, in/for/about, etc.) + 목적어(object) 구조:

  	Verb +	Prep.	+ Object
  	We talked You should apologize	about for	the problem. what you said.

• 목적어가 동사인 경우는 -ing (동명사) 사용:

  	Verb +	Prep.	+ -ing (Ojbect)
  	We talked You should apologized	about for	going to South America. not telling the truth.

• 이와 같은 구조의 동사들:

  succeed (in) insist (on) think (of) dream (of) approve (of) decide (against) feel (like) look forward (to)

  Have you succeeded They insisted I’m thinking I wouldn’t dream He doesn’t approve We have decided Do you feel I’m looking forward

  in on of of of against like to

  finding a job yet? paying for dinner. buying a house. asking them for money. swearing. moving to Chicago. going out tonight? meeting her.

• “approve of somebody doing something,” “look forward to somebody doing something” 의 구조도 가능합니다.¹
  • I don’t approve of people killing animals for fun.
  • We are all looking forward to Bob coming home.

 § ¹ 동명사의 의미상 주어 – 동명사의 동작의 주체를 나타내며 소유격이나 목적격을 사용합니다.

  B

• 동사(verb) + 목적어(object) + 전치사(preposition) + -ing 구조:

  	Verb +	Object +	Prep.	+ -ing (Object)
  congratulate (on) accuse (of) suspect (of) prevent (from) keep (from) stop (from) thank (for) excuse (for)	I congratulated They accused Nobody suspected What prevented The noise keeps The rain didn’t stop I forgot to thank Please excuse	Ann us the general you me us them me	on of of from from from for for	getting a new job. telling lies. being a spy. coming to see us? falling asleep. enjoying our vacation. helping me. not returning your call.

• 위의 동사들은 수동형으로 자주 사용합니다.
  • We were accused of telling lies.
  • The general was suspected of being a spy.
• “apologize to somebody for . . .” 의 형태로 사용합니다.
  • I apologized to them for keeping them waiting. (not I apologized them)

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