Question

不定式和现在分词作结果状语的区别

Answer 1

动词不定式表示【意料之外的结果】，而现在分词表示【意料之中的结果】
如：
His parents died , leaving him an orphan.
父亲去世了，（结果）他成为孤儿。
Tom got to the station only to find the train had gone.
汤姆到达车站，却发现火车已经开走了。