Question

一道考察非谓语动词的选择题（高中英语）

It's a shame that Van Gogh only sold one painting before he died in 1890 though_____his whole self to painting.
A.devoted B.devoting
要详解，谢谢
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Answer 1

1. 答案：B.

2. 解释：
1）此题考查状语从句的省略，该语法规定如下：
如果状语从句的主语是it或和主句相同时，且从句的谓语动词以be动词开头，则可以省略此状语从句的主语和be动词。
2）though devoting his whole self to painting
= though (Van Gogh was devoting his whole self to painting)
该从句中含有devote一个固定搭配：devote sth to (doing) sth，意思是“把...奉献于/投入于...”。
3）如果是devoted，则根据短语be devoted to (doing) sth，该从句必须改为：though (devoted) to painting.
即：though devoted to painting
= though (Van Gogh was devoted) to painting.

Answer 2

b，though是介词，后面直接接动词，就是ing形式的

Answer 3

B,though是介词,对象是主动用ING，被动用ED。 本题的主语是HE，是主动行为，所以用ING

Answer 4

B
though是介词，介词后面应该接名词，devoting是动名词。