Question

I smell something ____in the kitchen.

Answer 1

I smell something ____ in the kitchen.Can I call you back in a

minute?(2007年全国卷I)

A.burning B.burnt C.being burnt D.to be burnt

〖解析〗答案为A.根据句意,something应该正在烧,而且something与burn之间是主谓关系,即是其自己烧了起来,所以要用现在分词；过去分词表示被动与完成关系；being burnt表示“正在被烧的”；to be burnt表示“将要被烧的”.