英语语法danglingconstruction.pptVIP

to our group Members: Steven Grace Vera Milly Bonnie Stella Apple Linda Dangling Modifier A dangling modifier is a phrase or clause that is wrongly attached to the matrix clause(主句), so that the implied subject(逻辑主语) of this phrase/clause is not the same one of the matrix clause. This phrase/clause is dangling because it is actually unattached to the sentence. The Dangling Construction of pragmatic meanings（语用意义） 1.Leading topic: Talking of (谈及，说到）， Getting back to， Coming to，Referring to… eg:1.Talking of money, have you paid the tailor’s bill yet? 2.Coming to this question，I say no . 2. Expressing the speech way of people: Putting it mildly , Frankly speaking， Generally speaking， Roughly speaking，Broadly speaking … eg: Generally speaking，dogs are more faithful to men than cats． 3.Expressing the talking perspective of speaker: Judging from, According to， Considering, Viewing it from(从…来说）， Seeing … eg: Judging from his expression，he is in a bad mood． 4. Providing conditions for the content what the speaker said: if or with, Provided ,Supposing eg: Supposing this to be true，he is certainly the murderer． 5. Acting as a adversative conjunction : Admitting that（虽然，即使），Allowed that，Allowing for， Considering（that） ，Assuming that，Seeing that，Granting that（即使，假定），Granted that … eg: Admitting（＝Assumin