英语讲义【82】修饰语位置错误
<p> 以前曾讨论过名词修饰语的种类和用法。在谈到修饰语用法时，未免要牵涉到修饰语的位置。这点相当重要，因为修饰语不管是单字的或短语的或甚至是分句的，它们都要定位，不可越雷池一步，否则不是语意模糊，就是不合句法。</p><p> 下面这则室内设计商的广告，有两个小缺点。一个是同义词重复；另一个便是修饰语位置不妥：</p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="fabricate">fabricate</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="materials">materials</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="refinement">refinement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="finishing">finishing</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lowest">lowest</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="prices">prices</span>. </p><p> 先谈同义词的重复。在<span word="while">while</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lowest">lowest</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="prices">prices</span>中，把<span word="prices">prices</span>改为<span word="level">level</span>即可。如果要品味好些，可把<span word="possible">possible</span>挪到<span word="level">level</span>后头，即： <span word="While">While</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lowest">lowest</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>.</p><p> 现在谈修饰语位置问题。</p><p> 在<span word="We">We</span> <span word="fabricate">fabricate</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="materials">materials</span> <span word="available">available</span>中，形容词短语<span word="best">best</span> <span word="quality">quality</span>漏了介语 <span word="of">of</span>：<span word="of">of</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="quality">quality</span>。这样的短语一定要摆在被修饰的名词后面，即：<span word="We">We</span> <span word="fabricate">fabricate</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="materials">materials</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="available">available</span>；不然，就把<span word="quality">quality</span>去掉，只留住<span word="best">best</span>也可：<span word="We">We</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="materials">materials</span> <span word="available">available</span>.</p><p> 上述这两种小毛病虽然不是很普遍，但是也会碰到。看看这几个实例就知道了：</p><p> ① <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="talked">talked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="shirt">shirt</span>?</p>
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