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课件网) What is Ellipsis Some words can be left out when we do not want to repeat them. This is called ellipsis. Generally speaking, any part of the sentence can be omitted as long as the meaning is clear and not confusing. 省略句 为了避免重复,省略句中的一个或几个成分,这种语法现象称为省略. 1. Haven’t seen you for ages. 2. Sounds like a good idea. 3. Beg your pardon. I haven’t seen you for ages That / It sounds like a good idea. I beg your pardon. 1. 省略主语. 祈使句中主语通常省略. 其他省略主语多限于少数现成说法. 4 (I) Thank you for your help. 5 (It) Doesn’t matter. Would you like some more tea I’m sorry to hear that. 1. Some more tea 2. Sorry to hear that. 3. Hungry 4. Have a smoke Are you hungry 2. 省略主语和谓语, 或者主谓语的一部分. Will you have a smoke 5 (It’s a) Pity that you missed such a good chance. --Are you a student --Yes, I am a student. 2. --Where has Mr. smith gone. --Sorry, I don’t know where he has gone. 3. 省略表语和宾语. My father is a doctor and my mother is a nurse. I study at college and my sister studies at high school. When summer comes, the day is getting longer and longer and the night is getting shorter and shorter. 4. 在并列句中,后一个分句常省略与前一句相同的成分. She was poor but (she was) honest. One of the sides of the board should be painted yellow, and _____. the other is white B. another white C. the other white D. another is white C 1. --Are you going there -- Yes, I’d like to go there. 2. He didn’t give me the chance, though the promised to give me the chance 3. --Are you an engineer --No, but I want to be an engineer. 4. --He hasn’t finished the task yet. -- Well, he ought to have finished. 5.不定式后省略动词,省略至to. 但是若宾语是动词be或者完成时,则须加上be 或have. 1) 在使役动词及 感官 动词后作宾语补足语的的不 定式要省略to ，但在被动句时要加上 to have, make, let, see, watch, notice -- I saw the boy fall from the tree. The boy was seen to fall from the tree. The boss made us work 12 hours a day. We were made to work 12 hours a day. ★不定式的省略 2) 在以下几种情况中，语境明确，可以省略动词及动词短语，但要保留不定式符号to 1)不定式在 love, mean , want , like , wish , expect , try / intend / plan / refuse / prefer / seem + to . 2)在have / need / ought / be going / used + to 3)在系动词 be + happy / glad / eager / ready / willing + to . 4)在 tell / warn / order / advise / ask / expect sb to . ★不定式的省略 3) 并列的不定式可省去后面的 to。 I told him to sit down and wait for a moment. I came not to scold but to praise you. 4). help 当“帮助”讲时，后面的宾语或宾 补的不定式符号to可带可不带。 I will help (to) do it for you. I will help you (to) do it. ★不定式的省略 5) 介词but前若有动词do, 后面不定式不带to。 The boy did nothing but play. I have no choice but to play. ★不定式的省略 在“动词＋something/nothing/anything/everything ＋ but”结构中，若but之前有实义动词do的某个形式do, does, did, done时，but后面的不定式的to须省略，否则要带to。 6) 主语从句中 ... ...
