TOEIC Part5 文法演習 [準動詞 038]

[ TOEIC 文法演習 038 ] The company has already had a lot of branches in foreign countries, ——– China and Japan, and still has been expanding its business there.

(A)include  (B)inclusive  (C)including  (D)included

[正解] The company has already had a lot of branches in foreign countries, including China and Japan, and still has been expanding its business there.

(A)include  (B)inclusive  (C)including  (D)included

分詞の中にはあまりよく使うために前置詞化してしまった単語もあります。

本問では以下の部分に注目します。

in foreign countries, ——– China and Japan

中国や日本を含んでいる外国でということなので、答は (C)includingになります。

includingは元々分詞のはずですが、辞書では前置詞として「～を含ふ」の訳語で載っています。

同様に分詞が前置詞化した単語にはconcerning, regarding 「～に関して、～に関する」があります。

information regarding the weather
気象に関する情報

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