在线韦氏词典输入then,找到以下例句:
He walked down the street, then turned the corner.
疑问:为什么then前可以用, 为什么不是;或. ?
First the clowns come out, (and) then the elephants and lions (come out).
这一句根据词典的意思,变为:
First the clowns come out, and then the elephants and lions come out.
and连接句子,正确。
或
First the clowns come out, then the elephants and lions.
这样为什么也正确呢?是不是因为then the elephants and lions. 不是句子的缘故呢?
另外,请教老师,在英文中,一个完整的句子,是不是必须要有主谓? 就是主语不可缺。谓语也不可缺。
至少要有主谓?
the Free Dictionary关于then用作连词的说明:
Usage Note: Sticklers for grammar sometimes assert that then is not a coordinating conjunction, and that the sentence She took a slice of pie, then left is thus incorrect; it must be rewritten as She took a slice of pie and then left, in which the then acts as an adverb and the halves of the compound predicate are linked by the coordinating conjunction and. But this use of then as a coordinating conjunction is actually both widespread and widely accepted; in our 2012 survey, more than three quarters of the Usage Panel found the sentence She took a slice of pie, then left completely acceptable. Note, though, that the punctuation of this conjunctive use of then differs from the usual punctuation for similar sentences using and. No comma is needed when and links the parts of a compound predicate, as in She took a slice of pie and left. When then joins the halves of the predicate, a comma is usually required; only 8 percent of the Panel approved of She took a slice of pie then left.
口语中,上下文语境清楚的情况下,大量使用省略句。即一个单词或短语就成为一个句子。例如:二人谈生意,一番讨价还价后,Deal. 一个词就是表示成交。
学英语要灵活,不要僵化。要用脑,用注意逻辑。
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