Question

超简单英语问题

The signs indicating the way was destroyed by the rain.

为什么用indicating?

Answer 1

indicateing是现在分词形式。

现在分词短语作定语，表修饰作用。

该句中“indicateing”可以换做“which indicated”意思不变：

The signs which indicated the way was destroyed by the rain.

由此说明，ing形式在这种情况下是定语从句的一种简单替代。

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Answer 2

indicating现在分词作定语，修饰signs, 表主动。

Answer 3

实际就是现在分词做定语代替定语从句的用法，
The signs which are indicating the way was destroyed by the rain.
分词代替定语从句的情况，如果the signs 和indicate之间是主动关系，就用现在分词，如果是被动关系就换成过去分词。

如：the map hung on the wall belongs to my grandfather.