George will (take the course) and bob might take the course.
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3.复合句中的省略现象
复合句中的省略现象常见于从 句中，主句中的省略通常出现 在句首
•Hope you will have a good journey.
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在某些动词后可省略‘to’如：try， 尤其是在adj.后。
---Can you start the car? ---Ok, I will try.
•You can’t force him to get a job if he is not ready (to).
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---I should love to.
•Linda has arrived. ---when?
•He won’t go to the party.---why
not? 3)结构省略
这种省略可以根据通常的语法
结构加以判断
2021lived here (for) ten years.
This is the most exciting game (that) I have ever watched.
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4)不定式的省略 •I went there because I want to.
---will you join us? ---Yes I’d love to.
在下列词后常省略不定式 但要保 留 ‘to’: want wish like hate
hope intend plan love refuse
expect
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当want 和like用于从句中时，to 常常省略。
•Come when you want. •I have decided to do what I like.
Ellipsis
省略句
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1.简单句中的省略现象 1)句首省略
省略了句子的主语，有时还连 同谓语动词一起省略
•Sounds like a good idea.
•Pity we live so far from the sea.
•Beautiful day, isn’t it?
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在否定句中不可省略
I haven’t seen you for three months.
Some other examples:
•You will never manage successfully
(in) that way.
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The train is going (at) fifty miles an hour.
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Wonder what she is doing. Forgotten my name? Nobody at home. 2)答语的省略
---Have you finished your composition?
---Not yet.
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---will you join us?
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2.并列句中的省略现象
在后一并列分句中凡是与上下 文相同的成分通常都要省略
•My office was on the tenth floor, and his (office was) on the twelfth (floor).
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1)省略动词 + 宾语或补语 •I will buy a house. He will (buy a house) too.
•Too bad she won’t be able to go
to the 2021/02/02 party.
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有时整个主句都可省略， 这种 省，略通 出现在简短答中。
---are you going to buy the house? ---Unless my wife objects.
---You all like the story? ---yes, except that the end is
too surprising.
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复合句的省略现象多出现在状 语从句中
•Although hard-working, he couldn’t earn enough even to support him
•When still a boy of six, Bob was
sent away from home.
•If necessary, I’ll pay him a personal
visit.
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•While cooking dinner, she thought of her past.
•John was the winner in1994, and Bob (was the winner) in 1995.
2)省略主语 + 谓语动词
We still have shortcomings, and
(we have) very big ones, too.
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出现在并列句中的be,have,do,如 果在一个分句中作助动词，而 在另一个分句中作行为动词， 不可省略
•The man has a gun and has threatened to use it.
•Mary did the work but did not
finish it.
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3) 省略主语 + 谓语 + 宾语
•They have increased trade with China and (they have increased trade) with other East-Asian countries, too.
• They tried to prevent the pollution,
but (they did) not (prevent pollution)
very successfully at the beginning.
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并列句的省略有时还可出现在 前面的分句中，这时被省略的 词语便出现在下文。