不定式符号to后的省略。
有些动词比如afford, hate, have, hope, intend等之后,to往往省略动词,以免重复。
四、此外在状语从句中的省略情况。
由whenever, whatever, wherever, however, no matter how/what/when/where以及whether…or等引导的状语从句,也常常发生省略情况。【例子:But particularly when viewed against America’s turbulent past, today’s social indices hardly suggest a dark and deteriorating social environment.在这句when引导的条件状从中,因从句的主语与主句的主语相同,都为today’s social indices,故when后省略主语和be动词。这句话可翻译成尤其如果将当下的社会指数放在美国动荡的历史环境中来看,会发现这些指数并未表示一个黑暗而恶化的社会环境。】
五、在定语从句中的省略
1、在限制性定语从句中可省略作宾语的关系代词whom,which,that. 例句:That is the naughty boy (whom/that) we talked about last week.
2、在direction(方向),way(方式),distance(距离),time(时间),times(倍数)等会面所接的定义从句中常省略that ,which, in which. 例句:The direction (in which) we move a body can be changed.