1、省略主语祈使句中主语通常省略;其它省略主语多限于少数现成的说法
(1)(I)Thankyouforyourhelp(2)(I)Seeyoutomorrow
(3)(It)Doesn’tmatter
(4)(I)Begyourpardon
2、省略主谓或主谓语的一部分(1)(Thereis)Nosmoking
(2)(Isthere)Anythingwrong
(3)(Willyou)Haveasmoke
(4)What/How(doyouthink)aboutacupoftea
(5)Why(doyou)notsayhellotohim
3、省略作宾语的不定式短语,只保留to,但如果该宾语是动词be或完成时态,则须在之后加上be或have:(1)–Areyougoingthere
--Yes,I’dliketo(gothere)
(2)Hedidn’tgivemethechance,thoughhehadpromisedto(givemethechance)
(3)–Areyouanengineer
--No,butIwanttobe
(4)–Hehasn’tfinishedthetaskyet
--Well,heoughttohave
4、省略表语(1)–Areyouthirsty
--Yes,Iam(thirsty)
(2)Hisbrotherisn’tlazy,norishissister(lazy)
5、同时省略几个成分(1)Let’smeetatthesameplaceas(wemet)yesterday
(2)–-Haveyoufinishedyourwork
---(Ihave)Not(finishedmywork)yet
复合句中的省略1、主句中有一些成分被省略(1)(I’m)Sorrytohearyouareill
(2)(It’sa)Pitythat