starting at 7:00PM last night在句子中作插入语吗

The lecture, starting at 7:00 PM last night, was followed by an observation of the moon with telescopes.

请问: starting at 7:00 PM last night 是现在分词短语作状语吗?

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最佳答案 2017-05-24 17:10

同意expert的分析。

但这个句子有一个问题。现在分词的一般形式doing在句中作成分,无论是做定语、表语(有人认为已经形容词化),状语和宾语补足语,都必须至少在一个时间点(瞬间)上与谓语动词具有时间上的同时性。否则就不能用doing的形式,要么改为having done(先于谓语动作),要么改为to do不定式(后于谓语动作),要么改为从句(可能的话)。

目前的这个句子中的starting和follow之间有相当长的时间间隔,二者没有时间上的同时性,用doing属于错误用法。由于现在分词的完成形式只能做状语,而这里是定语,因此这里只有改为定语从句或者改为并列句。

The lecture, starting at 7:00 PM last night, was followed by an observation of the moon with telescopes.(现在分词使用错误)

The lecture, which (had) started at 7:00 PM last night, was followed by an observation of the moon with telescopes.

The lecture started at 7:00 PM last night and was followed by an observation of the moon with telescopes.

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The lecture, starting at 7:00 PM last night, was followed by an observation of the moon with telescopes.

=The lecture, which started at 7:00 PM last night, was followed by an observation of the moon with telescopes

请问: starting at 7:00 PM last night 是现在分词短语作状语吗?

回答如下:作后置定语,相当于一个非限制性定语从句

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