托福写作:寻找托福写作分数低的原因(3) 1 G% A5 o$ D+ ]! R; Y M5 g悬垂修饰语(Dangling Modifiers): _" z, J& {! U! w B3 K
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 n* w# q0 m) }7 t% K 改为: * F6 s& j J* B When I was ten, my grandfather died。中华考试网(www.Examw。com)& ?# O1 `- w0 U3 a
例1. To do well in college, good grades are essential。) l8 F. N7 m; P9 M) i% U- ]$ O0 E
剖析:句中不定式短语 “to do well in college” 的逻辑主语不清楚。5 u* ~9 ~' k: c2 @) G* Y
改为: - B9 o2 k2 O! F$ A4 b To do well in college, a student needs good grades。