1、deserve后面通常接不定式。例如：He deserves to succeed. 和 He deserves to be punished. 有时接于主动语态而在意思上是被动的动名词。例如：The old man deserves looking after. 和 The naughty boy deserves warning.
2、deserve 后面接名词，中间不可加of，如可以说 He deserves a reward，不可说 He deserves of a reward。但 deserving（现在分词用作adv）后面接 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 并不是进行时态。）又 deserve well of 和 deserve ill of 两习语里都有 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。）