句子结构常见错误

3．悬垂动词不定式(Dangling Infinitive)

Dangling Modifiers

To ski properly，a course of instruction is necessary．

To write well，good books must be read．

Revised Sentences

To ski properly，a beginner should take a course of instruction.

To write well, I must read good books.．

4．悬垂省略从句(Dangling Elliptical Clause)

Dangling Modifier

While climbing the hill，the rain began to fall·

When only a small boy，my father took me with him to Chicago·

Revised Sentences

While climbing the hill，she felt the rain beginning to fall·

When I was only a small boy，my father took me with him to Chicago．

常用的修改悬垂性修饰语的方法有：

1.找出句子中隐含的主语，对所修饰的短语提供行为者(actor) (承担动作行为的人或物).

Dangling Modifiers

At the age of six my uncle bought my first pet，a goldfish.

While leaving the house，the phone rang·

Using this drug，many undesirable side effects are experienced．

Revised Sentences

At the age of six, I received my first pet, a goldfish from my uncle．

While leaving the house, I heard the phone ring·

Using this drug，patients experience many undesirable side effects．

2.补足悬垂短语或省略从句必要的成分，扩展其成为一个完整的 从句，由行为者做主语.

Revised Sentences

When I was six，my uncle bought me my first pet，a goldfish·

As I was leaving the house，the phone rang.

Many undesirable side effects are experienced when this drug is used.

Directions：Please revise the following sentences with dangling modifiers．

1．Thumbing through the magazine，her eyes automatically noticed the cosmetic ads．

2．To please the visitors，a cross talk was performed．

3．On entering the teacher’s office，a terrestrial globe caught his attention． ；

4．Though only seventeen，the army accepted his application．

5．From attending professional meetings，important lessons can be learned．

6．With fifty pages left to read，War and Peace was absorbing．

7．On the newsstands only an hour, its sales surprised everyone．

8．While eating lunch in the cafeteria，the computer malfunctioned

Revised sentences

1．Her eyes automatically noticed the cosmetic ads as she was thumbing through the magazine．

2．To please the visitors，they performed a cross talk。

3. On entering the teacher’s office，he noticed a terrestrial globe．

4. Though he was only seventeen，the army accepted his application.

5. From attending professional meetings，we learned some important lessons．

6. With fifty pages left to read, Tina found War and Peace was absorbing.

7. Because the magazine had been on the newsstands only an hour, its sales surprised everyone．

8. While the programmer was eating lunch in the cafeteria，the computer malfunctioned．

Directions：Here are sentences with dangling modifiers．Correct them in two ways．Either place the subject within the opening word group，or place it right after the opening word group．

1.Swimming at the lake，a rock cut Maria’s foot．

2.While eating my sandwich，five mosquitoes bit me．

3.Getting out of bed，the tile floor was so cold that Sue shivered all over．

4Although exhausted from operating, the day ended with reading lab reports.

Revised sentences

1.When Maria was swimming at the lake，she cut her foot on a rock．

OR：Swimming at the lake，Maria cut her foot on a rock．

2．While I was eating my sandwich，five mosquitoes bit me．

OR：While eating my sandwich，I was bitten by five mosquitoes．

3．When Sue got out of bed，the tile floor was so cold that she shivered all over．

OR：Getting out of bed，Sue found the tile floor so cold that she shivered a11 over．

4. Although the doctor was exhausted from operating，he ended the day by reading lab reports．

OR: Although exhausted from operating, the doctor ended the day by

reading lab reports.