1、deserve後面通常接不定式。例如:He deserves to succeed. 和 He deserves to be punished. 有時接于主動語态而在意思上是被動的動名詞。例如:The old man deserves looking after. 和 The naughty boy deserves warning.
2、deserve 後面接名詞,中間不可加of,如可以說 He deserves a reward,不可說 He deserves of a reward。但 deserving(現在分詞用作adv)後面接 of。例如:He is deserving of a reward. 和 The second point in his criticism is especially deserving of notice. (注意 is deserving 并不是進行時态。)又 deserve well of 和 deserve ill of 兩習語裡都有 of。例如:He deserves well of the people. (他有功于人民。)和 He deserves ill of the people. (他有罪于人民。)