二十一、省略

and连接的句子

在由and连接的句子中，为避免重复常省略一些重复的词或词组。

⒈ 省略共同的主语或宾语。

如：Mr. Smith picked up a coin in the road and (Mr.Smith)handed it to a policeman.

⒉ 若主语不同而谓语助动词，情态动词相同，则省略后面的助动词或情态动词。

如：Jack must have been playing football and Mary (must have been)doing her homework.

⒊ 若主语与谓语动词相同，则省略后面的主谓成分。

如：His advice made me happy, but (his advice made) Jim angry.

⒋ 若主语不同，但主要动词及后续部分相同，则省略主要动词及后续部分。

如：I was born in winter in 1988 and Bob ( was born in winter) in 1989.

⒌ 省略重复的介词，连词及后续部分。

如：He was late because he had overslept and ( because he had) missed the train.

状语从句的省略

⒈ 在when, while, whenever, till, as soon as, if, unless, as if, though, as, whether等引导的状语从句中，若谓 语有be, 而主语有跟主句主语相同或是it时，则从句的主语和be常被省略。

如：As (he was) young, he was a store-keeper.

His opimion, whether (it is) right or wrong , would be considered.

⒉ 在as, than, however, whatever, no matter what等引导的从句中常省略某些成分。

如：Anyone, no matter who (he is), may point out our shortcomings.

I can only do it the way as ( I was) told to (do it that way).

⒊ 虚拟条件句常省略if, 将were, had, should 提前构成部分倒装。

如：Should there be a flood =(If there should be a flood), what should we do?

⒋ 有些状语从句置于句末，可作句尾省略，有时可省略整个从句。

如：John will go there if my brother will (go).

I would have come yesterday (if I had wanted to ).