Question

There, ______ Mrs． Tailor, stretching out to gather her precious eggs laid by her hen．

A．standing on a wooden box was	B．was standing on a wooden box
C．on a wooden box was standing	D．was on a wooden box standing

Answer 1

A

解析试题分析：考查动名词做主语，做主语必须是名词或动名词或者是相当于名词的短语，句子意思“站在木制箱子上的泰勒女士伸头去拿母鸡下的宝贵的鸡蛋”，所以选A
考点：考查动名词做主语
点评：动名词做主语是个常考内容，句子stretching out to gather her precious eggs laid by her hen．动名词stretching out表示伴随的动作，过去分词laid做名词eggs的后置定语，表示母鸡下的蛋。