独立主格结构由两部分组成,前一部份是名词或者代词,后一部分是非谓语动词(不定式、分词)或形容词、副词、或介词短语。
一般独立主格形式:
名词/主格代词+现在分词 (名词/主格代词与现在分词之间是主动关系。)
The girl staring at him(= As the girl stared at him), he didn’t know what to say.
姑娘两眼望着他,他不知道说什么好。
名词/主格代词+过去分词 (名词/主格代词与过去分词之间是被动关系。)
The problems solved(= As the problems were solved), the quality has been improved.
随着问题的解决,质量已经提高了。
名词/主格代词+不定式 (名词/主格代词与不定式之间是主动关系,且强调的是一次具体性的动作。)
He is going to make a model plane, some old parts to help.
借助于一些旧零件,他要做一个飞机模型。
名词/主格代词+形容词
An air accident happened to the plane, nobody alive.
那架飞机遭遇了空难,无一人生还。
名词/主格代词+副词
The meeting over, they all went home.
会议一结束,他们就都回家了。
名词/主格代词+介词短语
The boy goes to the classroom, book in hand.
那男孩手里拿着书去教室。
with+名词/代词+不定式/分词/介词/形容词
With a revolver in his right hand, Johnny hurled his muscular body against the door.
一个名词(或其它形式)对另一个名词或代词进行解释或补充说明,这个名词(或其它形式)就是同位语。可以放在句首、句中和句尾。
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名词作同位语
Mr. Wang, my child’s teacher, will be visiting us on Tuesday.王先生,我孩子的老师,星期二要来看我们。 -
短语作同位语
I, the oldest girl in the family, always had to care for the other children.我,作为家里最大的女孩,老得照料家中的其他孩子。 -
直接引语作同位语
But now the question comes to their minds, “Did she die young because she was a clone?”但是现在他们不得不思考这样的问题:“多利早死是因为它是一只克隆羊吗?” -
句子作同位语
The girls were surprised at the fact that ocean ships can sail up the Great lakes.巨大的海轮可以开到五大湖,让表姐妹俩感到吃惊。