在
同時(shí)滿足以下兩點(diǎn)的情況下,可將
從句的主語和be動(dòng)詞省略:
1)主句的主語和從句的
主語一致;
2)從句謂語中含有be
動(dòng)詞。
這種省略常見于時(shí)間、地點(diǎn)、條件及讓步狀語從句中。如:
a. Metals expand when (they are) heated and contract when (they are) cooled. (兩個(gè)when后都省略了they are)
金屬熱脹冷縮。
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.
若不能同時(shí)滿足上述兩個(gè)條件,則從句不能省略主語和動(dòng)詞。如:
e. When I was ten years old, my family moved to the city.
主句和從句的主語不同,故從句不可用省略形式:When ten years old, my family moved to the city.*是錯(cuò)誤的。
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四級(jí)、
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