Brown bears are omnivorous, eating anything that they can get their paws on. 棕熊是杂食性动物,抓到什么吃什么。
有人说这句中的现在分词短语 eating anything that they can get their paws on 是非限制性定语,这种说法对吗?这个现在分词短语是非限制性定语吗?如果真是的话,它可以离被修饰的名词 brown bears 这么远吗?
我倒觉得这个现在分词短语应该分析为原因状语,表示“棕熊是杂食性动物”的原因,即原句相当于:
Brown bears are omnivorous, for they eat anything that they can get their paws on. 棕熊是杂食性动物,抓到什么吃什么。