为什么题用动词原形?

题目

为什么题用动词原形?
And there,almost _____ in the big chair,sat her little brother,who never had to be told to keep quiet.
A.having lost B.losing C.to be lost D.lost

答案

d.是对的.lost是形容词,动词原形是lose.这句话之所以填形容词,是因为这是用形容词作状语,表示一种状态,这是一种省略的说法,完整的是：being lost in the`````````,一般情况下都要省去being直接用lost的.类似的有absorb ,addict等.
另外,形容词作状语的还有别的情况,举个例子：Hungry and thirsty,he came back hardly after a long walk.这里Hungry and thirsty就是形容词作状语了.