在英语语法中,可以在某些情况下省略连词以使句子更简洁。并列连词可以在并列部分的关系明显时省略,如"I like to play basketball, my brother likes to play soccer." 从属连词在从句和主句主语相同时可以省略,如"It was raining, we decided to go for a walk." 但如果主语不同,不能省略从属连词。
并列连词
在一个句子中,如果出现了两个并列的词、短语或从句,通常需要使用并列连词。但是,如果这两个并列的部分之间的关系非常明显,那么可以省略并列连词。
比如,下面这个句子:
- I like to play basketball and my brother likes to play soccer.
可以省略掉"and",变成:
- I like to play basketball, my brother likes to play soccer.
这个例子中,"I like to play basketball"和"my brother likes to play soccer"之间的关系非常明显,所以可以省略"and"。
从属连词
从属连词用于连接主句和从句。在某些情况下,可以省略从属连词,但需要注意以下两点:
- 如果从句位于主句之前,需要在主句末尾加上逗号。
比如,下面这个句子:
- Although it was raining, we decided to go for a walk.
可以省略"Although",变成:
- It was raining, we decided to go for a walk.
但是,由于从句位于主句之前,所以需要在主句末尾加上逗号。
- 只有在从句的主语和主句的主语相同的情况下,才可以省略从属连词。
比如,下面这个句子:
- When I finish my work, I will go home.
可以省略"When",变成:
- I finish my work, I will go home.
这个例子中,"I finish my work"和"I will go home"的主语都是"I",所以可以省略"When"。
但是,如果主语不同,就不能省略从属连词。比如,下面这个句子:
- After I finished my work, my boss gave me a bonus.
不能省略"After",变成:
- I finished my work, my boss gave me a bonus.
因为"I finished my work"和"my boss gave me a bonus"的主语不同。