羽枫独家制作形容词的用法3(精).doc

C.解释性用法65 5.有些形容词 ,常和别的词结合 ,对主语进行解释 ,它和主语间常用逗号隔开 (这时它带有状语的作用 ,说明为什么有这种情况 :Sad and tired,John wandered about.(=John was sad and tired, and thus he wandered about.Young,rich and pretty.Mary has many boy friends.(=Mary is young,rich and pretty.and so she has many boy friends. Angry with me,he complained all day.Ashamed of his uncle,John refused to mention him.Unable to reply,she pretended not to hear me.Ready to fight them,he stood unmoved.Three hundred miles long,the road is the longest one in this country.(=The road is three hundred miles long,and it is the longest one in this country.Ninety years old,grandma is still healthy.(=Grandma is ninety years old,yet she is still healthy.Penniless(used singly,he sold his watch.66 6.解释性的形容词 ,也可放在主语后面 ,这时强调性较弱 ,它前后都有逗号把它和句子的其他部分隔开 :John,sad and tired,wandered about.Mary,young,rich,and pretty,has many boy friends.The road,three hundred miles long,is the longest in the country.67 7.这种形容词放在句末时强调性最强 ,这时句子的谓语大多为不及物动词 ,表示一个动作。

如果句子短 ,前面可以不加逗号 :John wandered about sad and tired.(=John wandered about,and was sad and tired.He approached,careless of danger.He struggled and struggled,unable to get up.John fell down unconscious.He sat there silent and sad.68 8.解释性形容词一般对主语进行解释 ,偶尔也用来说明宾语 :He placed me,dirty and damp,beside the king.They took John,half dead,to the hospital.。