I、簡單句中的省略
The meeting(being)over,we all left the room.
Tools(having been)carried,we went on our way to the fields.
2、從句中的省略
(1)賓語從句中的省略:
1)以“which/where/when/how/why”等引起的賓語從句,在其謂語動詞與主句謂語動詞相同時,其后的主語和謂語可全部省略,而僅保留一個"wh-"詞。
She can’t come,but 1 wonder why(she can’t come).
He will be back,I don’t know when(he will be back).
2)在“I’m afraid,I believe,I expect,I fancy,I fear,I hope,I imagine,I should,I should say,I suppose,I think,I trust”之后的"not"等于一個否定的"that"從句,“so”等于一個肯定的"that"從句。
“Is he sick”一“I am afraid so.”(=I am afraid that he is sick.)
(2)定語從句中的省略:
定語從句中可以省略作賓語的關系代詞that。在非正式文體中,關系副詞“when/why也可以省略,關系代詞后面的主謂結構有時也可以省略。
I shall never forget the day (when) we first met,
He gave the same answer as (he had given)before.
I like the place for the very reason(why)you dislike it.
(3)狀語從句中的省略:
1)在時間、地點、讓步、方式、條件狀語從句中,如果從句的主語與主句的主語一致,或者從句的主語是“it” ,則從句中的動詞“be”及其主語可以省略。
Any progress,however small (it may be),is important.
Change the form of the verbs where(it is)possible/necessary.
His opinion,whether(it is)fight or wrong,would be considered.