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Ellipsis. 省略句. 1. 简单句中的省略现象. 1) 句首省略. 省略了句子的主语,有时还连同谓语动词一起省略. Sounds like a good idea. Pity we live so far from the sea. Beautiful day, isn ’ t it?. Wonder what she is doing. Forgotten my name?. Nobody at home. 2) 答语的省略. ---Have you finished your composition?. ---Not yet.
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Ellipsis 省略句
1.简单句中的省略现象 1)句首省略 省略了句子的主语,有时还连同谓语动词一起省略 • Sounds like a good idea. • Pity we live so far from the sea. • Beautiful day, isn’t it?
Wonder what she is doing. Forgotten my name? Nobody at home. 2)答语的省略 ---Have you finished your composition? ---Not yet.
---will you join us? ---I should love to. • Linda has arrived. ---when? • He won’t go to the party.---why not? 3)结构省略 这种省略可以根据通常的语法结构加以判断
We have lived here (for) ten years. 在否定句中不可省略 I haven’t seen you for three months. Some other examples: • You will never manage successfully (in) that way.
The train is going (at) fifty miles an hour. This is the most exciting game (that) I have ever watched.
4)不定式的省略 • I went there because I want to. ---will you join us? ---Yes I’d love to. 在下列词后常省略不定式 但要保留 ‘to’: want wish like hate hope intend plan love refuse expect
当want 和like用于从句中时,to常常省略。 • Come when you want. • I have decided to do what I like.
在某些动词后可省略‘to’如:try, 尤其是在adj.后。 ---Can you start the car? ---Ok, I will try. • You can’t force him to get a job if he is not ready (to).
2.并列句中的省略现象 在后一并列分句中凡是与上下文相同的成分通常都要省略 • My office was on the tenth floor, and his (office was) on the twelfth (floor).
1)省略动词 + 宾语或补语 • I will buy a house. He will (buy a house) too. • John was the winner in1994, and Bob (was the winner) in 1995. 2)省略主语 + 谓语动词 We still have shortcomings, and (we have) very big ones, too.
出现在并列句中的be,have,do,如果在一个分句中作助动词,而在另一个分句中作行为动词,不可省略出现在并列句中的be,have,do,如果在一个分句中作助动词,而在另一个分句中作行为动词,不可省略 • The man has a gun and has threatened to use it. • Mary did the work but did not finish it.
3) 省略主语 +谓语 +宾语 • They have increased trade with China and (they have increased trade) with other East-Asian countries, too. • They tried to prevent the pollution, • but (they did) not (prevent pollution) • very successfully at the beginning.
并列句的省略有时还可出现在前面的分句中,这时被省略的词语便出现在下文。并列句的省略有时还可出现在前面的分句中,这时被省略的词语便出现在下文。 George will (take the course) and Bob might take the course.
3.复合句中的省略现象 复合句中的省略现象常见于从句中,主句中的省略通常出现在句首 • Hope you will have a good journey. • Too bad she won’t be able to go to the party.
有时整个主句都可省略, 这种省,略通 出现在简短答中。 ---Are you going to buy the house? ---Unless my wife objects. ---You all like the story? ---Yes, except that the end is too surprising.
复合句的省略现象多出现在状语从句中 • Although hard-working, he couldn’t earn enough even to support him • When still a boy of six, Bob was sent away from home. • If necessary, I’ll pay him a personal visit.
While cooking dinner, she thought of her past. • He advised me not to say anything until asked.
引导宾语从句的从属连词只要从句不长,通常都可省略。引导宾语从句的从属连词只要从句不长,通常都可省略。 I hope (that) all will go well. Be careful that you don’t catch a cold.
但如果从句较长或从句的语境较复杂, 连词that 不能省略 • She has made it clear that she will have nothing to do with him. • Everybody could see what an important person he was, and that they ought to be careful not to offend him.
在than或as引起的从句中的省略 • Many others are doing better than we are. • He works harder than ever. • Jane is as tall as I. • They will try to put the plan into practice as quickly as possible.
Exercise: 1. —— I won't do it any more. —— ________? A. Why don't B. Why don't do it any more C. Why not D. Why not to 2. Although ________ to stop, he kept on working. A. tell B. telling C. having told D. told 3. —— Will you waste your time and money on that? —— Certainly ________. A. I not B. don't C. not D. no
Exercise: • 4. —— Mary didn't attend the lecture, did she? —— Yes, she ________. • attended B. didn't attend • C. didn't D. did • 5. —— What's Joan doing? • —— _________ newspapers in the room. • A. She reading B. She reads • C. To read D. Reading
Exercise: • 6. _________ always succeed. • Honest and clever students • B. Students who honest and clever • C. Honest students and clever • D. Students are honest and clever • 7. —— Can you climb that tree, my boy? —— __________ ? • A. I B. Myself C. Mine D. Me
Exercise: • 8. Some people are against the plan but ____ support it. • any more B. many more • C. much more D. no more • 9. —— I'll be away on a business trip. Would you mind looking after my cat? • —— Not at all. _________. • I've no time B. I'd rather not • C. I'd like to D. I'd be happy to
10. —— Why not go and have dinner in a restaurant? • —— _________. It's too expensive. • Why not B. I agree • C. I'm afraid not D. I'm sure • 11.Tom wanted to play football with his friends in the street, but his father told him_____. • A.not to B.not to do • C.not do it D.do not to 不定式作宾语补足语时,其后的内容常被省略,只保留不定式符号to。
Exercise: 12.—Do you think Jack is going to watch a football match this weekend? —_____. A.I believe not B.I believe not so C.I don’t believe it D.I don't believe 13.—What do you think made the girl so glad? —_____a beautiful necklace. A.As she received B.Receiving C.Received D.Because of receiving
14. Father advised me not to say anything until _____ at the meeting. A.asking B.to ask C.asked D.ask 15.—Have you watered the flowers? —No, but_____. A.I am B.I’m going C.I’m just going to D.I will go 16. —He hasn’t gone to the office up to now. —Well, he_____. A.should B.ought to C.ought to go D.ought to have 承前省略的不定式后有助动词have时,不定式to后要保留have。
Exercise: 17.—The war is very likely to break out in the near future. —I _____, if the situation goes as it is. A.hope so B.hope not C.am afraid not D.am afraid so 18.—You ought to have given them some advice. —_____, but who cared what I said? A.So ought you B.So I ought C.So I did D.So did you
Exercise: 19. The man we followed suddenly stopped and looked as if _____ whether he was going in the right direction. A.seeing B.having seen C.to see D.to have seen 20. _____ he come, the problem would be settled. A.Would B.Should C.Shall D.If as if to see是as if he was going to see的省略说法。 此处是对将来情况的假设。
21.—Can I see you at 3:00 pm next Monday? —I_____. I will have flown to New York long before then. A.am afraid not B.am afraid so C.am afraid to D.am afraid not to 22. —Is that a book on farming? If so, I want to borrow_____. —Yes, it is. A.this B.it C.one D.the one 23. _____, I will help you with your work. A.If am possible B.If it possible C.If possible D.Possible
Exercise: 24.—How are you getting on with your work? —Oh, I’m sorry. Things aren’t going so well as_____. A.plans B.planning C.planned D.to plan 25.—Are you a volunteer now? —No, but I _____. I worked for the City Sports Meeting last year. A.used to B.used to be C.used to do D.was used to