第三节 并列句中的省略
" c/ e6 q+ `* z# ]- D5 y. [并列句中当后面的分句与前面有相同部分时可进行省略，以避免重复，省略时前后要尽量保证结构的平衡
' {' f* Z0 `! u0 f# d如：I major in history and my brother in chemistry.4 Y4 N1 w% Z( J" c% W) n! E' M9 R' p
He was eager to win her heart, but didn't know how.* M y: b( Q6 ?' w; G5 x" o# c
TOEFL中有少量题目涉及这一语言现象# H+ S, t! h/ \; _
例题：
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# G2 z. d V. G1 Z" a3 @ The photoperiodic response of algae actually depends on the duration of darkness, ----.
) t+ ?( s4 @) j6 q/ J! f (A) the light is not on
) V" M o' l# d (B) and not on light , o. w4 s& D) Z. S/ q
(C) but is not on the light
9 ~6 A( [0 \. \; v p6 k8 m; Y (D) is not on light ; B( k9 S1 H- d4 G. _6 E
答案：B
. f: w$ Z/ m( G1 M解释：空格前是句子的主谓语, A, D可先排除；正确的搭配是depend on, 而不是is on, C也有误；B是省略了的并列句，相当于and does not depend on light, 符合语法 ' U5 w1 Z: e+ p; L, ?% P j) g
(2)
6 q4 @8 D% `& K$ d4 k$ g8 k6 B" k- e Nebraska has floods in some years, ----& t+ q8 z G+ F9 V
(A) in others drought
& c' n6 N2 ]. a+ o* Y+ |9 G (B) droughts are others
6 G1 I# J% }; D1 g. E. w2 e (C) while other droughts 2 y$ w$ |6 ^, z. @3 W
(D) others in drought
' c+ ~: j$ ?8 K# O+ O. @答案：A
' w- z( r; z3 B! L9 m1 p) U3 A解释：空格前是完整的主谓句，逗号不能连接句子，故主谓结构B可先排除；C从句少谓语；D语义不明；A是简略的平行结构，相当于and drought in others (other years) |
发表于 2012-8-14 23:32:39
