省略这个语法项目能杜绝表达重复,起到言简意赅的作用,对同学们至关重要。但不少同学对这个语法项目掌握得还不好。因此本文将对其进行讲解,希望对同学们有所帮助。

　　一、在一些表示时间、地点、条件或让步的状语从句中,如果谓语包含了动词be且从句主语与主句主语所指相同或者从句主语是it时,常常可以把从句主语和be省略。

　　While (he was) waiting there, Mr Smith was reading some old magazines.

　　When (it is) completed, the car factory will bring more and more jobs to the city.

　　If (it is) carefully done, the experiment will be successful.

　　Though (they were) tired, they kept working at the machine.

　　二、在比较、方式状语从句中,也常会有些成分省略。

　　He is more confident than (he has) ever (been) that our country will completely reunited in the near future.

　　In learning English I have the same trouble as you (have).

　　三、在并列句中,后一分句与前一分句相同的部分可以省略。

　　My father works on a farm and my mother (works) in a factory.

　　I could have done the work well, but I didn't (do it well).

　　Tom won the first race and Mike (won) the second (one).

　　如果是不相同的结构,一般不宜省略.例如可以说: The hunter was frightened and was firing at the bear.但一般不说:The hunter was frightened and firing at the bear.

　　四、不定式在like, expect, manage, love, want, wish, refuse, try等动词以及形容词afraid, glad, happy, willing, able等之后常省略,只保留不定式符号。

　　-Will you go to the cinema with me?

　　-I'd love to (go to the cinema with you).

　　You may watch TV this evening if you want to (watch TV this evening).

　　但要注意,如果不定式中的动词是be,be不省略。

　　Our native village is no longer what it used to be.

　　五、在对话中,不管是回答别人的问题还是继续别人说话时都会有省略。

　　-When are you due to arrive?

　　-(I'm due to arrive) In about an hour.

　　(文/余大成；英语辅导报高二版03~04学年度第31期；版权归英语辅导报社所有，独家网络合作伙伴新浪教育，未经许可，不得以任何形式进行转载。)