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悬垂修饰语(Dangling Modifiers) $ [! @" k9 P2 q B3 K# q; c+ n2 H 所谓悬垂修饰语是指句首的短语与后面句子的逻辑关系混乱不清。例如:At the age of ten, my grandfather died. 这句中“at the age of ten”只点出十岁时,但没有说明“ 谁”十岁时。按一般推理不可能是my grandfather, 如果我们把这个悬垂修饰语改明确一点,全句就不那么费解了。+ ^9 D2 s, j: A" p
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例1. To do well in college, good grades are essential。 / s. E- M P. a0 D! c6 M* V: A: V 剖析:句中不定式短语 “to do well in college” 的逻辑主语不清楚。! O/ n h5 {+ _, V0 B
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To do well in college, a student needs good grades。