名师详解语法易错题（09）

名师详解语法易错题（09）

省略句错误 

省略是指在不影响句子意思明了、清楚的前提下，将句子中的某些成分省略掉，从而使所表达的内容更加紧凑和简洁。有时命题人将省略引入考试，或考查考生对省略句的理解，或以省略为干扰，考查其他相关知识点，等等，从而出现了不少所谓的“陷阱题”。同学们，你能正确理解这些省略句吗？你能将这些省略补充完整以助于分析吗？请看实例：

◇She’s too thin. She _________ gain some weight but she _________ too little.

A. would, ate            B. will, eats               C. would, eats           D. will, ate

你知道此题的最佳答案吗？你知道此题涉及什么样的省略吗？你会分析此题的省略与选择最佳答案的关系吗？请参见本节后面有关例题。

◇He is a man of few words, and seldom speaks until _________ to.

A. spoken                 B. speaking               C. speak                   D. be spoken

【分析】此题答案选A还是B，或是选C还是D？此题也涉及省略，你会补充完整吗？请看本节有关例题。

◇“I love you more than her, my dear.” “You mean more than _________love her or more than she loves _________?”

A. you, me                B. she, you               C. I, me                    D. I, you

【分析】此题到底讲的是谁更爱谁？填空句有何省略？怎样补充完整？如何推出最佳答案？请看本节有关例题。

◇If the weather is fine, we’ll go. If _________, _________.

A. not, not                B. no, no                  C. not, no                 D. no, not

是 no 还是 not，是 not 还是 no？要想选对，当然应知道如何将补充完整，你会吗？请看本节有关例题。

1. I want to improve my English, but I don’t know _________. What can you suggest?

A. when                   B. how                     C. why                     D. where

【分析】此题应选 B，其余三项均有可能误选，其实此句为省略句，补完整应为 … but I don’t know how to improve my English. 请看以下类似试题：

(1) I think the door is locked, but I’d better go and make sure it _________.

A. does                     B. has                       C. was                     D. is

答案选D，为 …and make sure it is locked. 之省略。

(2) Dr Black comes from either Oxford or Cambridge. I can’t remember _________.

A. where                  B. there                    C. which                  D. that

答案选C，为I can’t remember which city he comes from. 之省略。

(3) Some of the answers were correct, but I don’t remember _________.

A. where                  B. what                    C. which                  D. that

答案选C，I don’t remember which 后省略了 ones (were correct)。

(3) He didn’t sell half as many computers as he thought he _________.

A. had                      B. was                      C. would                  D. sold

答案选C，为He didn’t sell half as many computers as he thought he would sell. 之省略。

(4) I touched the door to see if the paint was still wet, and it _________.

A. did                       B. was                      C. had                      D. might

答案选B，为…and it was wet. 之省略。

2. “What were you trying to prove to the police?”  “_________ I was last night.”

A. That                    B. When                  C. Where                 D. What

【分析】此题应选 C，其余三项均有可能误选，答句为省略句，其完整形式为 I was trying to prove to the police where I was last night. (where 引导的是一个宾语从句)。请看以下类似试题：

(1) “What made her so happy?”  “_________ her son passed the college entrance examinations.”

A. That                     B. 不填                    C. Since                   D. For

【分析】此题选A，为That her son passed the college entrance examinations made her so happy. 之省略(www.hxen.net)。

(2) “What made you so upset?” “_________ my wallet.”

A. Lost                     B. Losing                  C. Having lost           D. Being lost

【分析】此题选B，为 Losing my wallet made me so upset. 之省略。

(3) “What did she tell you?” “_________ she would be late”

A. That                     B. When                   C. Where                  D. Whether

【分析】此题选A，为 She told me that would be late. 之省略。

(4) “What did he ask you?” “_________ I would be late.”

A. That                     B. When                   C. Where                  D. Whether

【分析】此题选D，为 He asked me whether I would be late. 之省略。