老师,我在牛津词典查询unable时,看到这么两个句子:
1. He lay there, unable to move.
2. I tried to contact him but was unable to.
请问第一个句子的【unable to move】省略了主语和系动词【he is】和连接词【and】,这属于什么语法现象?
第二个句子的but后面也是省略了主语,怎么可以随便省略呢?
谢谢!
1. He lay there, unable to move. 这里的unable to move是形容词短语作状语,表示主语所处的状态。
2. I tried to contact him but was unable to.【说明】but 连接并列句时,如果两个分句的主语相同,可以省略后一个分句的主语,而不影响句意。如:He talked little but (he) did much . 他说的少,但做的多。(摘自赵俊英:《现代英语语法》p.1191)