HisfailureCthecollegemadehimquitedisappointed.A.toenterB.inenteringC.tarriveearlyD.entering英语语法中不是有failureindoing为什么这里用C?

Question

His failure _C___the college made him quite disappointed.
A.to enter B.in entering C.t arrive early D.entering
英语语法中不是有failure in doing 为什么这里用C?

Answer 1

这里his failure 和to arrive early是同位语,就是说它们两者都是主语,表达的都是同一件事情（你迟到即你犯的错误）,所以他们两者任意去掉一个,句子都是完整的.
His failure made him quite disappointed
to arrive early the college made him quite disappointed
如果是arriving early 这就话也是对的,所以这里不是failure in doing sth这个结构的用法,B改成entering 就对了.