With time going by, I'm used to playing the piano.这句话能不能转换为没有with的独立主格结构呢?
Time going by, I'm used to playing the piano.这种结构本身就代表着伴随着时间的推移。
请教老师这种转换是正确的吗?谢谢老师。
▲你句子作如下转换是可以的:
With time going by, I'm used to playing the piano.
→Time going by, I'm used to playingthe piano.
▲以上转换的相关依据:张道真的《英语语法大全》在1096节指出:带意义上主语的状语分词前面有时可加介词 with 或 without, 这时它们表示伴随的情况。加上with或 without 不影响句子的意思,但影响它的结构。
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