在三种英语从句中,名词从句与副词从句用得较多,错误也较少。形容词从句用得较少,但却最易犯错,尤其是下列四种错法:
㈠重复形容词中的宾语。例如:
*① The essay which John wrote it yesterday got a good grade.
*② Do you know the name of the man whom the police are looking for him?
在①里的形容词从句中的it和②里的him都是重复的宾语,因为这两个宾语已经由关系代词which和whom接管了。因此,it和him是多余的,必须去掉。
㈡关系代词或关系副词不对。例如:
*③ This is the dog who ate up the food.
*④ Do you know the time which we must resume work?
③里的关系代词who和④里的which都错。③里的先行词是一种动物,关系代词里which或that才对。④里的先行词是时间,应该用关系副词when才可。
㈢形容词从句修饰的对象不符。例如:
*⑤ Malcolm finished the work and then left the office which was well-planned.
这里的形容词从句which was well-planned,应该修饰名词 the work,不是the office,因此犯了修饰的对象不符之错。最容易的改正方法,是使这个从句紧扣在先行词the work后面,即:
⑥ Malcolm finished the work which was well-planned and then left the office.
这样的改正虽然符合语法,但句子显得头重脚轻,失去平衡;对是对,但是不好。我建议重整从句,以臻既对且好之境。试比较 7(a), (b)和(c):
⑦a. Malcolm left the office after he had finished the work which was well-planned.
b. Malcolm left the office after having finished the work which was well-planned.
c. Malcolm finished the well-planned work and then left the office.
三句中,⑦(c)一气呵成,短小精悍,是上选。此外,⑦(c)把形容词从句节缩为合成形容词(compound adjective),使句子简练有力。这点足以证明节缩句的好处。关于节缩方法,以后再谈。在了解节缩法之前,千万不要随便尝试,以免犯错。例如: *⑧ A sentence is made up of a subject and a predicate is called a simple sentence.
⑧里的is made up of a subject and a predicate是形容词从句which is made up of a subject and a predicate的节缩体,但是错了。
根据形容词从句的缩略规则,如果形容词从句是被动式的话,就要把关系代词和助动词be一齐去掉:
⑨ Do you like the man who was introduced to you yesterday? Do you like the man introduced to you yesterday?
⑩ Please fill in each of the blanks which are provided below. Please fill in each of the blanks provided below.
⑧里的关系代词不见了,但是助动词is还在,莫怪整句读起来,有点不顺口;因此要改一改;
╆ A sentence made up of a subject and a predicate is called a simple sentence.
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