独立主格结构的用法

独立主格结构的用法

独立主格结构是一个名词或代词（作为逻辑主语），加上一个形容词、副词、介词短语、分词、不定式、名词等构成，在句中常作状语。

一、独立主格结构的特点

1、独立主格结构的逻辑主语与句子主语不同，它独立存在。

2、名词或代词与后面的形容词、副词、介词短语、分词、不定式等存在逻辑上的主谓关系。

3、独立主格结构一般是用逗号与主句分开，但与主句之间不能使用任何连接词。

二、独立主格结构的构成

1、名词或代词 + 现在分词

The children playing in the room, I couldn’t get down studying.

孩子们在屋里玩，我没法学习。

Mother being ill, I had to stay at home looking after her.

母亲病了，我只好待在家里照顾她。

There being no bus, we had to walk home.

由于没有公共汽车，我们只好走回家。

2、名词或代词 + 过去分词

Five years later, he returned home, his character greatly changed.

五年后他返回家乡，性格大变了。

They walked along holding hands, their fingers interlocked.

他们手指交错，携手而行。

The job finished, we went home.

工作结束后我们就回家了。

Everything considered, his plan seems better.

从各方面考虑，他的计划似乎好一些。

That done, he put on his sweater and went out.

做完这事他穿上毛衣出去了。

The question settled, they went back to their respective posts.

问题解决了，他们就各自回到了他们的工作岗位。

This done, we went home.

做完这事，我们就回家了。

3、名词或代词 + 不定式

在“名词/代词 + 动词不定式”这类独立主格结构中，动词不定式和它前面的名词或代词如果存在着逻辑上的主谓关系，动词不定式则用主动的形式；如果是动宾关系，则用被动形式，如：

We divided the work, he to dean the window and I to sweep the floor.

我们分了工，他擦窗户，我扫地。

He is leaving for the conference next week, all expenses to be paid by his company.

下个星期他会去参加会议，所有费用归公司出。

Many trees, flowers, and grass to be planted, our newly-built school will look even more beautiful.

学校种上了许多树、花和草，我们新建的学校看起来越来越漂亮了。

4、名词或代词 + 形容词

He entered the room, his face pale. 他走进屋来脸色苍白。

Computers very small, we can use them widely.

电脑虽小，我们却能广泛地利用它们。

He sat in the front row, his mouth half open.

他坐在前排，嘴半开着。

The Trojans asleep, the Greek soldiers crept out of the hollow wooden horse.

特洛伊睡着了，于是希腊士兵从中空的木马里悄悄爬了出来。

5、名词或代词 + 副词

在“名词或代词 + 副词”这类独立主格结构中，其中的副词主要是over, on, off, up, down等这类小品词，一般不用 -ly这类方式副词。如：

The meeting over, our headmaster soon left the meeting room.

散会了，校长很快就离开了会议室。

The lights off, we could not go on with the work.

灯熄了，我们不能继续工作了。

6、名词或代词 + 名词

His first shot failure, he fired again.

他第一枪没击中，又打了一枪。

Two hundred people died in the accident, many of them children.

两百人死于事故，其中有许多小孩。

His book now a bestseller, he felt pleased with the world.

他的书成了畅销书，他对一切都满意了。

7、名词或代词 + 介词短语

He was waiting, his eyes on her back.

他在等着，眼镜望着她的背影。

The soldiers dashed in, rifle in hand.

士兵们端着枪冲了进来。

The old woman sat down, traces of tears still on her cheeks.

老太太坐了下来，面颊上还带着泪痕。

We walked out, one behind the other.

我们一个接一个地走了出来。

A girl came in, book in hand.

一个少女进来了，手里拿着书。

三、独立主格结构的用法

它表示谓语动词的发生时间、原因、条件或伴随情况等，相当于一个状语从句或并列句。

1、作时间状语

The work done (= After the work had been done), we went home.

This done, we went home.

The question settled, we went home.

My shoes removed, I entered a low-ceilinged room, treading cautiously on the soft tatami matting.

2、作条件状语

Weather permitting (= If weather permits), they will go on an outing to the beach tomorrow.

Weather permitting, we’ll have the match tomorrow.

Other things being equal, I would buy the black dress not the white one.