名人教你讲英文:Dangling modifiers垂悬修饰语
2016-06-03来源:和谐英语
名人教英文:dangling modifiers垂悬修饰语
modifier(修饰语)是用来修饰句中其他部分的字词、短语或子句,其中一类用以修饰名词,这类修饰语包括形容词、形容词短语和形容词子句,例如:
?形容词:beijing national stadium is an impressive building.
?形容词短语:opened in 2008, beijing national stadium has hosted a lot of major sports events.
?形容词子句:beijing national stadium, which was opened in 2008, has hosted a lot of major sports events.
第二句把形容词短语放在句首,这个句型相当常见,但不少人运用此句型时会犯一个错误,就是没有把修饰语和正确的修饰对象连在一起。这种错误叫dangling modifiers(垂悬修饰语/不连结的修饰语)。例如:
(错误)once identified, we can fix the problem quickly.
这句主语是we,但前面的once identified(一被识别出来)不是用来形容we,而是用来形容the problem。改写这句的方法有两个: