Section Ⅳ Grammar & Writing
不定式作目的状语&结果状语从句
观察下列从Reading and Vocabulary中选取的句子,体会动词不定式作目的状语以及结果状语从句的用法。
1. And I had to steal something every day to pay for the drugs.
2. He told me to take them to a shop in a nearby street.
3. I didn't have enough money so he didn't give me any drugs.
4. He told me that I could die if I didn't stop taking crack cocaine, so I took his advice and stopped immediately.
一、不定式作目的状语
不定式作为非谓语动词的一种形式,在句子中可作主语、表语、宾语、补语、定语和状语。本模块主要讲解不定式作目的状语。
1. 动词不定式作目的状语时可位于句首和句尾,置于句首时通常用逗号与其他部分隔开,且不定式前可加in order/so as,但so as to不能位于句首。
We'll hold a meeting to discuss the healthy lifestyle.
=We'll hold a meeting in order to/ so as to discuss the healthy lifestyle.
=To discuss the healthy lifestyle, we'll hold a meeting.
=In order to discuss the healthy lifestyle, we'll hold a meeting.
我们将召开会议来讨论健康的生活方式。
2. 不定式短语作目的状语的否定形式是在不定式符号to前面加not。
ln order not to forget his telephone number, I'll write it down.
为了不忘记他的电话号码,我将把它写下来。
I studied in my spare time so as not to fall behind others.
为了不落在别人后面,我业余时间都在学习。