英语的复合结构由两个部分组成:一个部分表示人或者物,另一个部分表示动作或者状态。两个部分之间存在逻辑上的主谓关系,就是第一部分的人或物是第二部分动作的执行者或承受者,或者,第二部分所表示的状态就是第一部分所表示的人或物所处的状态。例如:
We think a good knowledge of English as necessary as an excellent ability to communicate in the work of a foreign affairs official. (英语必不可少)
With stepping stones along the road, you don’t have to walk in the mud. (沿路的是石头)
英语中有四大复合结构:
1. 动词不定式的复合结构 ( for sb to do sth )
Please find some work for the children to do. (孩子们做工作)
The book is too difficult for me to read, (我读不懂)
2. 动名词的复合结构 ( sb’s / sb doing sth )
His being late again made the teacher angry. (他迟到)
Would you mind my / me smoking here? (我抽烟)
动名词复合结构不在句首时可以用“宾格加动名词”。
以上两种结构中,一个只能用不定式表示动作,一个只能用动名词;而在下面两个结构中,可以有多种词性的词表示动作或状态。
3. 独立主格结构 (主格名词或代词+补足成分)
The work finished, we stopped for a drink. (分词)
She looked angrily at the pretty girl, her face white and her eyes green. (形容词)
Sword in hand, the man came at me. (介词短语)
独立主格结构在句子中做状语,表原因或伴随状态。
4. 复合宾语 (宾语+宾语补足语)
His speech made us laugh. (不定式)
When she woke up, she found herself in hospital. (介词短语)
I want the house painted white. (分词)
Don’t keep the lights on all the night. (副词。这类副词还有:here, there, home, back, off, away, out, in, up, down等)
We consider him one of our best friends. (名词)
We found the movie wonderful. (形容词)
能够接复合宾语的动词可分为三类:
(1). 感官类,如:see, notice, watch, observe, hear, feel 等
(2). 意识类,如:believe, think, suppose, consider, wish 等
(3). 使动类,如:keep, leave; make, have, let 等
除动词可以接复合宾语外,介词with也可以接复合宾语,在句子中做状语和定语。
The farmers found some stone with writing on it. (定语)
With a lot of work to do, he got up early and hurried to the workshop. (状语)
与动词一样,With复宾中的宾语补足语也可以由各种结构来充当。
英语语法With的复合结构用的较多,以下是用法:
表伴随时,既可用分词的独立结构,也可用with的复合结构。
with +名词(代词)+现在分词/过去分词/形容词/副词/不定式/介词短语
举例: He stood there, his hand raised.
= He stood there, with his hand raise.
典型例题:
The murder was brought in, with his hands ___ behind his back。
A. being tied B. having tied C. to be tied D. tied
答案D. with +名词(代词)+分词+介词短语结构。当分词表示伴随状况时,其主语常常用with来引导。由于本句中名词"手"与分词"绑"是被动关系,因此用过去分词,选D.
注意:
1) 独立主格结构使用介词的问题:
当介词是in时,其前后的两个名词均不加任何成分(如物主代词或冠词),也不用复数。但 with 的复合结构不受此限制
A robber burst into the room, knife in hand.
( hand前不能加his)。
2) 当表人体部位的词做逻辑主语时,及物动词用现在分 词,不及物动词用过去分词。
He lay there, his teeth set, his hand clenched, his eyes looking straight up.
典型例题:
Weather___, we'll go out for a walk.
A permitted B permitting C permits D for permitting
答案B. 本题中没有连词,它不是复合句,也不是并列句。 句中使用了逗号,且we 小写,可知其不是两个简单句。能够这样使用的只有独立主格或with的复合结构。据此判断,本句中使用的是独立结构, 其结构为:名词+分词。 由于permit在这里翻译为'天气允许',表主动,应用现在分词,故选B。
如果不会判断独立结构作状语的形式,不妨将句子改为条件句,例如本句改为If weather permits, we'll go out for a walk. 然后将if 去掉,再将谓语动词改为非谓语动词即可。