They put an advertisement in a newspaper looking for rock musicians.
这里 looking for musicians 作什么状语?现在分词能作目的状语吗?
现在分词,一般不作“目的状语”。有时候,从语义上看似乎是目的,那是因为现在分词的词义决定的。假如说现在分词作目的状语,也往往带有伴随性,多放于句末,且与主句用逗号隔开。现代英语一般分析为“伴随状语”。如果真正表示目的,一般使用不定式,不用现在分词。
1. Many young farmers hunted around from city to city, hoping to get good jobs.
许多年轻的农民从一个城市到另一个城市,希望得到好工作。
2. The secretary worked late into night, preparing a report for the manager.
秘书为了给经理准备一个报告而工作到深夜。
3. She kept it a secret, trying not to lose her job.
她对此保守秘密,尽量别丢掉工作。
网友的这个句子,可以有两种分析:
1. looking for rock musicians 作目的状语,逻辑主语是They:
They put an advertisement in a newspaper looking for rock musicians.
他们在报纸上登了一则广告,招聘摇滚音乐歌手。
如果真正表示目的,一般用不定式:
They put an advertisement in a newspaper to look for rock musicians.
2. looking for rock musicians 作定语,修饰advertisement:
They put an advertisement in a newspaper looking for rock musicians.
他们在报纸上登了一则招聘摇滚音乐歌手的广告。
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They put an advertisement in a newspaper looking for rock musicians.
(1)现在分词作后置定语修饰名词“a newspaper”
(2)现在分词作目的状语或者原因状语,逻辑主语为句子主语“they”
备注:现在分词通常只作(条件状语,结果状语,原因状语,时间状语,让步状语,方式/伴随状语)
They put an advertisement in a newspaper to look for rock musicians.(动词不定式作目的状语)
备注:动词不定式通常只作(条件状语,结果状语,原因状语,让步状语,)
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现在分词短语可以作目的状语,但这里的looking for rock musicians是定语,相当于which/that looked for rock musicians。译文:他们在报纸上登了一则招聘摇滚音乐家的广告。
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