易錯分離修飾典型考題分析

■The film brought the hours back to me _________ I was taken good care of in that far-away village.

A. until                        B. that                        C. when                        D. where

分析：此題容易誤選 B，誤認為 that 引導一個賓語從句。其實此題應選 C，when 引導的是一個修飾 the hours 的定語從句，該題的難點是定語從句與先行詞 the hours被分離了。其實關系副詞 when 引導的定語從句與先行詞分離的情況在英語中并不少見，如：

(1) The days are gone forever _________ we didn’t have enough to eat.

A. since                        B. that                        C. where                        D. when

答案選D。when we didn’t have enough to eat 修飾 the days。

(2) I believe the time will soon come _________ there will be no weapons in the world.

A. since                        B. that                        C. where                        D. when

答案選D。when there will be no weapons in the world 修飾 the time。

■“Each of the students, working hard at his or her lessons, _________ to go to university.” “So do I”.

A. hope                        B. hopes                        C. hoping                        D. hoped

【分析】此題應選B，句子的真正主語是 each of the students，空格處填的 hopes 是句子謂語，其中的 working hard at his or her lessons 是插入句中修飾主語的非限制定語。又如：

(1) Each of the students, hoping to pass the exam, _________ the book.

A. buying                      B. having bought            C. must buy                     D. to buy

答案選C，each of the students 是句子主語，空格處為句子謂語，hoping to pass the exam 是修飾句子主語的非限制性定語。

(2) Many countries, for example, Mexico and Japan, _________ a lot of earthquakes.

A. have                        B. having                        C. to have                        D. having had

答案選A，many countries 是句子主語，空格處為句子謂語。