1. 동명사 자리

[1] 주어 자리- 문장 맨 앞에

[2] 목적어 자리- 동사 뒤에

[3] 보어 자리- be동사 뒤에

[4] 전치사 뒤- without, on, by 등 전치사 뒤에

※ 예외

- 전치사 뒤에 to부정사가 올 수 있는 경우

be about to동사: 막 동사할 참이다

She is about to cry.

2. 동명사를 필요로 하는 동사들

[1] 동사 + 동명사

avoid, enjoy, postpone, consider, finish, recommend, deny, give up, suggest

The entrepreneur considered buying the hotel.

Teenagers enjoy listening to music online.

☆ 중요 개념!!

문장이 능동일 때 목적어 자리에 to부정사를 쓸 수 없다.

[2] 동사 + 동명사 / to 부정사

attempt, hate, love, begin, intend, prefer, continue, like, start

They continued producing textiles.

They continued to produce textiles.

3. 동명사를 포함하는 표현들

[1] 동명사의 관용 표현

It is no use –ing

feel like –ing

be busy –ing

go –ing

be capable of –ing

keep(on) -ing

be worth –ing

on –ing

have difficulty(in) -ing

spend+시간/돈+ -ing

I feel like having pizza.

I had difficulty communicating in English.

We spent a lot of time collecting information.

[2] ‘전치사 to + 동명사’표현

be committed to –ing

contribute to –ing

be devoted to –ing

look forward to –ing

be used to –ing

object to –ing

I look forward to meeting you.