一、状语从句的省略1
省略状语从句中的主语和 be 动词,只保留分词或不定式, 此种情况适用于从句和主句的主语一致时
He opened his mouth as if(he were) to say something
他张开嘴好像有话要说
省略状语从句中的主语及系动词,保留从属连词及表语, 此种情况适用于从句的主语是 it 时
I will come to help you if (it is) necessary
必要时我会来帮助你的
在虚拟条件句中,如含有 had,were,should 等助动词,if 可以省略,句子使用倒装
Were I twenty now,I would join the army
如果我现在 20 岁,我就参军
二、动词不定式的省略 当不定式中含有前面已经出现的动词时,整个不定 式可以省略,但在以下情况下要保留不定式符号 to 来代替整个不定式短语
在 want,tell,expect,mean,hope,love,plan,ask 等动词后作宾语或宾语补足语时
I asked him to have dinner together,but he didn't want to
我请他一起去吃饭,但他不想去
在 have,need,be going to,be able to,ought to,used to 等情态动词或半助动词构成的复合结构中
I didn't want to leave without him,but I had to
我不想丢下他走,但我不得不这样
在 eager,anxious,careful,afraid,pleased,glad, happy, sorry 等形容词后
—Would you like to come to our party
你愿意来参加我们的聚会吗