29 状语从句的省略 Track 029
在同时满足以下两点的情况下,可将从句的主语和be动词省略:
1)主句的主语和从句的主语一致;
2)从句谓语中含有be动词。
这种省略常见于时间、地点、条件及让步状语从句中。如:
a. Metals expand when (they are) heated and contract when (they are) cooled. (两个when后都省略了they are)
金属热胀冷缩。
b. When (he was) a student in the university, he read a lot.
c. While (he was) waiting, he took out a magazine to read.
d. A tiger can’t be tamed unless (it is) caught very young.
若不能同时满足上述两个条件,则从句不能省略主语和动词。如:
e. When I was ten years old, my family moved to the city.
主句和从句的主语不同,故从句不可用省略形式:When ten years old, my family moved to the city.*是错误的。
注:本节内容为TOEFL、研究生、四级、六级考试必考内容。
1)主句的主语和从句的主语一致;
2)从句谓语中含有be动词。
这种省略常见于时间、地点、条件及让步状语从句中。如:
a. Metals expand when (they are) heated and contract when (they are) cooled. (两个when后都省略了they are)
金属热胀冷缩。
b. When (he was) a student in the university, he read a lot.
c. While (he was) waiting, he took out a magazine to read.
d. A tiger can’t be tamed unless (it is) caught very young.
若不能同时满足上述两个条件,则从句不能省略主语和动词。如:
e. When I was ten years old, my family moved to the city.
主句和从句的主语不同,故从句不可用省略形式:When ten years old, my family moved to the city.*是错误的。
注:本节内容为TOEFL、研究生、四级、六级考试必考内容。