May 8, 2006 08:00
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主謂短語 (1/2)
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Grammatical Analysis
Sentence: 如果賓語較長，特別是當賓語是主謂短語時，動詞和賓語之間常用逗號。
First Attempt: A comma is placed between a verb and its object when the object is long. This is especially true when the object itself consists of a subject-verb phrase.
Question 1: Is the term 主謂短語 the Chinese way of expressing the English clause -- namely, any phrase that consists of both a subject and a verb? Or alternatively, does the term 主謂 refer to something more specific, such as a "subject + predicate adjective", "subject + predicate noun", or both?
Question 2: I am also having trouble with the construction 特別是當Ａ時. What is the meaning of 是當? Do 是當 and 時 work together here as a single grammatical unit? Have I captured the meaning correctly?
As always, you are welcome to comment on other parts of the sentence.
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First Attempt: A comma is placed between a verb and its object when the object is long. This is especially true when the object itself consists of a subject-verb phrase.
Question 1: Is the term 主謂短語 the Chinese way of expressing the English clause -- namely, any phrase that consists of both a subject and a verb? Or alternatively, does the term 主謂 refer to something more specific, such as a "subject + predicate adjective", "subject + predicate noun", or both?
Question 2: I am also having trouble with the construction 特別是當Ａ時. What is the meaning of 是當? Do 是當 and 時 work together here as a single grammatical unit? Have I captured the meaning correctly?
As always, you are welcome to comment on other parts of the sentence.
http://homepage.mac.com/moogoonghwa/tsongkit/contents.html#p...
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | you are right |
CHEN-Ling
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| 4 | FYI |
xuhuanyu
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| 4 | subject-predicate phrase |
Bill Lao
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Proposed translations
+2
1 hr
Selected
you are right
一般由主语和谓语构成的语言单位，就可以称其为句子，但如果这样的句子短小精干，并以从句的形式存在，一般称其为“主谓短语”或“小句”。
如：春天来了——句子
我不知道春天来了——宾语是主谓短语
在这种结构中，前面一般是被陈述的对象，而后面部分则对其作出陈述，因此后面的部分既可以是动词，也可以是名词，也可以是形容词，等等。只要后面的部分能补充、说明、描述、限定前面的词语，都可以构成主谓短语。
如：现在8点——名词作谓语
天晴了——形容词作谓语
电脑坏了——形容词作谓语
我来了——动词作谓语
值得注意的是这样的短语后常加助词“了”，可以加强语气。
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
19 mins
FYI
主謂短語 I agreee with:any phrase that consists of both a subject and a verb without any object
57 mins
subject-predicate phrase
Question 1:主謂短語 is “subject-predicate phrase”。
Question 2: yes，當 and 時 work together here as a single grammatical unit。Normally it is used as adverbial of time，or adverbial of conditon。當。。 時 can be translated to “when”in English。
Question 2: yes，當 and 時 work together here as a single grammatical unit。Normally it is used as adverbial of time，or adverbial of conditon。當。。 時 can be translated to “when”in English。
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