陈建斌女助理天涯:英语中什么叫“悬垂修饰语”?

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悬垂修饰语(Dangling Modifiers)所谓悬垂修饰语是指句首的短语与后面句子的逻辑关系混乱不清.例如:At the age of ten, my grandfather died. 这句中”at the age of ten”只点出十岁时,但没有说明” 谁”十岁时.按一般推理不可能是my grandfather, 如果我们把这个悬垂修饰语改明确一点,全句就不那么费解了.改为: When I was ten, my grandfather died. 例1. To do well in college, good grades are essential. 剖析:句中不定式短语 “to do well in college” 的逻辑主语不清楚.改为: To do well in college, a student needs good grades.