托福備考語法指導：分詞及真題要點解析

托?？荚囌Z法指導：分詞?？碱}型及解題要點

　　1. 分詞具有形容詞特征，可單獨作定語或表語。

　　(1) The highly respect zoologist Ernest Just Joined the ruling board of the Marine Biological Laboratory in the 1930*s (93.1)

　?。鄞鸢福?B 動詞respect用來修飾后面的名詞zoologist，故應(yīng)改用分詞respected形式，其作用相當于形容詞作定語。

　　(2) A patent gives inventors exclusive rights to their inventions for a fix period of time. (90.1)

　　［答］ C 修飾保詞period應(yīng)用動詞的分詞形式，即fixed。

　　(3) Characteristics of Op Art are the carefully arrange hues and geometric patterns that create optical illusions. (88.5)

　?。鄞鸢福?A 修飾名詞hues，應(yīng)用分詞形式arranged。

　　(4) The question of the origin of the Moon is interest not only in itself but also as a part of the larger genesis of the earth and the solar system 。 (88.5)

　?。鄞鸢福?B interest應(yīng)用其分詞interesting形式作表語，作用相當于一個形空詞。

　　2. 分詞短語作定語，放置于中心名詞后面

　　解題要點

　　分詞短語作后置定語在TOEEL考題中出現(xiàn)頻率非常高。因而，考生務(wù)必熟記這一結(jié)構(gòu)和用法。實際上，分詞短語作后置定語。皆是定語從句的省略形式。

　　全真例題分析

　　(1) The leaves and stems of the aifaifa plant are the only parts of the plant -------

　　(A) the uses for livestock feed

　　(B) for using livestock feed

　　(C) used for livestock feed

　　(D) they are used for livestock feed (93.1)