We looked at only two houses before buying the house of our dreams. (periodic sentence)
We looked at only two houses before buying the house of our dreams. (periodic sentence)
【正确答案】:Before buying the house of our dreams,we looked at only two houses.
【题目解析】:掉尾句是松散句的对应概念,指的是在句子中次要内容在前,主要内容在后的语言顺序。从定义中我们可知,两者的主要区别是主要观点的位置问题。那么,在一个特定句子当中,什么是主要观点呢?分以下两种情况:⑴.当句子结构是一个“基本结构+修饰语”的句子时,主要观点体现在基本机构上,修饰语-主要指状语(例如介词短语,分词短语,形容词短语,状语从句,不定式结构等)为次要观点修饰语。在这样的句子中,掉尾句的本质就是状语前置。⑵. 当句子中只包含基本结构而没有修饰语时,这是主要观点是体现在主语合谓语上的,次要观点是体现在主谓之外的其他成分上的,如,宾语,表语,或是补足语等。此时,由松散句转化为掉尾句,就要借助于某些语法手段让“主+谓”结构出现在其他成分的后面即可。这样的语法手段主要有:Loose sentence: To keep our promises is an important thing.改为形式主语句:It is an important thing to keep our promises.改为形式宾语句:We should regard it as an important thing to keep our promises.改为强调句:It is an important thing that to keep our promises is.改为感叹句:What an important thing it is to keep our promises!改为倒装句:Such an important thing is to keep our promises.
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