英语悬垂修饰.pptVIP

* * Dangling Modifiers Ambiguous reference weak reference Broad reference Ambiguous reference e.g.John told his uncle that his money had been stolen. 1.ambiguous reference revision1: John said to his uncle:My money had been stolen. John said to his uncle:Your money had been stolen. revision2: Johns money was stolen and he told his uncle about this. The money of Johns uncle was stolen and John told his uncle about this. a pronoun has more than one possible antecedent(先行词) weak reference 2.weak reference e.g.When the burglar went by the dog pound(狗收容所),they rushed to the fence and barked at him. a pronouns antecedent is implied or unspecified they referes to the dogs which is implied in the dog pound revision:When the burglar went by the dog pound,the dogs rushed to the fence and barked at him. Two steps to correct weak reference: 1.find the implied or unspecified antecedent of the pronoun 2.replace the pronoun with the implied or unspecified antecedent exercise: While travelling through Asia,we visited Japan and discovered that they are like Americans in many respects. revision: While travelling through Asia,we visited Japan and discovered that Japanese are like Americans in many respects. Broad reference 3.broad reference e.g.When I got sick,this set back my plans. the antecedent of the pronoun is a broad idea rather than a specific noun revision1: My getting sick set back my plans. revision2: When I got sick, this inconvenience set back my plans. Two ways to correct broad reference 1.eliminate the pronoun 2.give the pronoun a proper noun to modify exercise:He learned he had failed;that was the last straw. (导致失败的最后一击) revision2:He learned he had failed;that knowledge was the last straw. revision1:His failure was the last straw. Always do right.This will gratify some and stonish the rest. -----------Mark Twain I have finished my work at last.That should delight the boss. However:broad reference of this,that,whichis accepta