錯在哪裡???(UE)

possible answer:

When typhoon signal number was hoisted, the only thing I could do was to stay at home. (use infinitive instead of Gerund)

2007-11-27 23:37:10 補充：
number 8 was hoisted

2007-12-02 14:57:29 補充：
To: annachanThanks, you can say that too (depending on how you look at the verb ing form)It can be a gerund and it can be a present participle.The only THING = STAYING at home (noun [thing] is noun [staying]

2007-12-02 15:51:36 補充：
Gerund = a verb in ing form used as a nounParticiple = a verb in ing form used as an adjectivepresent participle can also be used to from progressive form (continuous tense)John is a teacher. John = teacher (both are nouns)

2007-12-02 15:51:51 補充：
John is happy. (in this case [happy] is an adjective)so, You can say [staying] is a present participle, but in terms of grammatical function, it can be a gerund.Hope you understand what I mean.

1. When typhoon signal number 8was hoisted, the only thing I could do was to stay at home. (change to stay instead of staying)

2. When typhoon signal number 8was hoisted, the only thing (I could do) was that I could stay at home.

2007-12-02 07:43:46 補充：
To : multipleintelligences88(use infinitive instead of present particple (not Gerund) )

When typhoon signal number 8 was hoisted , the only thing I could do was staying at home
Hosited is wrong