The note was immediately dispatched, and its contents as quickly complied with.
后半句是省略了was的独立主格形式吗？其中的as quickly在语法上怎么解释，as 符合了什么语法规则？
——纠正网友的说法。本句不存在独立主格结构，因为独立主格结构不是省略造成，而是一种独特的结构。此外，独立主格结构之前是不能用并列连词 and 连接的。其实，黑体部分是并列分句省略了助动词 were，是被动结构的省略： (were) ...complied with。这句话实际由比较结构省略而来：as quickly complied with as...。 补充完整则是：
The note was immediately dispatched, and its contents were as quickly complied with (as expected).
【翻译】信立刻就送去了，信上所说的事也（像希望的那样）很快就照办了。
注：在现实语言中，括号中的成分(as expected)，其实是没有必要补充的，也不一定这样补充。我的解释，是为了帮助理解句子结构。实际上，这种表达已经形成，不需要再补充充分，这个 as 的意思直接看作副词“也” 即可。表示顺接前文之意，跟 as well 的意思差不多。
The note was immediately dispatched, and its contents were quickly complied with as well.
英语中，在第二个并列分句省略成分是很常见的现象。为了避免与前面的谓语动词重复，常省略后面的谓语动词或谓语动词的一部分。又如：
My brother is a doctor while my sister (is) a teacher. 我哥哥是位医生，而我妹妹是位教师。
I work in a factory and my brother (works) on a farm. 我在工厂上班，我哥哥在农场劳动。
They learn French and we (learn) English. 他们学法语，我们学英语。
John won first prize and Jimmy (won) second. 约翰得了一等奖，吉米得了二等奖。
She was praised but he (was) criticized. 她受到表扬，但他受到批评。
