And after being on his own, the thought of sharing a kitchen with someone new, adapting to how they, say, put away silverware, felt overwhelming.
老师,帮我分析一下句子成分。想问一下这句话,how they, say, put away silverware…,为什么they后面有逗号?
1. after being on his own(时间状语)
[ the(限定词) thought(中心名词) [of sharing a kitchen with someone new, adapting to how they, say, put away silverware](介词词组多理解为名词thought的后置修饰语,这里比较倾向于理解为名词thought的补足成分,对其内容的补足)](主语)
felt(谓语动词)
overwhelming(表语或主语补足语)
2. the freedictionary把这里的say解释为副词,词义为“例如”,“比方说”。say可以插入在句中表示临时想出的例子,可以将其解释为插入语,前后有逗号分隔。
可参考牛津词典对插入语的解释:
parenthesis noun
a word, sentence, etc. that is added to a speech or piece of writing, especially in order to give extra information. In writing, it is separated from the rest of the text using brackets, commas or dashes.
仅供参考。