但若兩個動詞無連接詞相連時, 就要注意下列的變化原則:
a. 若兩個動詞所代表的動作並非同時發生, 而是有先後次序時, 第二個動詞就要變成不定詞片語 (to + 原形動詞) , 以表示『目的』。
例: He went to America visited his best friend.
to visit
→ He went to America to visit his best friend.
(他到美國去看他最要好的朋友。)
理由:
他先到美國去, 再去看他最要好的朋友, 故went與visited並非同時發生, 因此第二個動詞就要變成不定詞to visit。
例: He stood up asked a question.
to ask
→ He stood up to ask a question.
(他站起來發問。)
理由:
他先站起來, 再問問題, 故stood up與asked並非同時發生, 因此第二個動詞就要變成不定詞to ask。
b. 若兩個動詞所代表的動作同時發生時, 第二個動詞一定要變成現在分詞, 若該動詞是be動詞時, 則變成現在分詞being之後要省略。
例: He stood there read a book.
reading
→ He stood there reading a book.
(他站在那裡看書。)
理由:
他一面站在那裡, 一面看書, 故stood與read兩個動作同時發生, 因此第二個動詞應變成現在分詞reading。
例: He died was a nobody.
(being)
→ He died a nobody.
(他死時默默無聞。)
理由:
他死亡的同時是默默無聞, 故died與was同時發生, 因此was變成現在分詞being之後再予省略。
例: All people are born are free and equal.
(being)
→ All people are born free and equal.
(人皆生而自由平等。)
比較: All people are born freely and equally. (╳)
理由:
freely和equally是副詞, 如此一來就修飾了句中動詞are born, 形成『被自由平等地生下來』之荒謬語意。
c. 若兩個動詞有逗點相隔而無連接時, 則不必考慮動詞所代表的動作先後發生的次序, 第二個動詞一律變成現在分詞。
例: He left home early in the morning, arrived here at
arriving
midnight.
→ He left home early in the morning, arriving here at
midnight.
(他一大清早離開家,午夜時抵達此地。)
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