精简定语从句(分词作定语)
现在分词 doing (主动)
主动进行:
- A ship that is sinking => a sinking ship
- Leaves that are falling => falling leaves
- A child that is sleeping => a sleeping child
主动一般:
- fish that can fly => Flying fish
- Unknown Flying Objects
过去分词 done (被动或者完成)
完成(不及物):
- The ship that has sunken => The sunken ship
- Leaves that have fallen => Fallen leaves
被动(及物):
- A writer who is respected => A respected writer
- A cup that has been broken => a broken cup
分词作定语 前置定语?后置定语?
- A student who is sleeping => a sleeping student
- A student who is sleeping on the desk => a student sleeping on the desk
单个分词修饰名词(前置)
分词短语修饰名词(后置,避免头重脚轻)
John had a very good day and put his wallet containing $3000 into the microwave over for safekeeping.
For hundreds of years, St. Bernard dogs have saved the lives of travellers crossing the dangerous Pass.
Police hunting
the killer of a part-time police officer stabbed
outside her home in northwest London are seeking a man wearing a hooded top
seen running away from the scene
.
The days <of elderly women doing nothing but cooking huge meals on holiday> are gone. Enter the Red Hat Society — a group holding the belief that old ladies should have fun.