emerging from the 1980 census is the picture 这里emerging 加from 加1980 是（vi+prep+宾语）的结构作状语,为什么就要看成分词而不是动名词,比如说creating a european identity is no easy task and demands a choice 英语
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【答案】 这里用的是一个倒装句.不是动词作主语.creating a european identity is no easy task and demands a choice 是动词作主语.emerging from the 1980 census is the picture 的正常语序是the picture is emerging from the 1980 census