分詞片語(Participial Phrase)的標點方式 1. 非限定分詞片語的標點方式︰ (1)非限定分詞片語︰分詞片語是用來補充說明特定對象或整句所指之事或情境,即使該分詞片語不存在,亦不影響全句意義,不會令人對主要表達之意有所誤解或產生模糊不清之意。
The blue book borrowed from Lisa is very interesting.
(2)非限定分詞片語置於句中,其前後均必須加上“,”。 Mammoth (長毛象), Yukagir (尤卡基爾)and Oymiakon(歐米亞空), found in Siberia(西伯利亞), has been exhibited in Chiang Kai Shek (C.K.S.) Memorial Hall from July 11 to November 4, 2008. (3)非限定分詞片語置於句尾,其前面必須加上“,”之後再加“‧” She is a productive writer, amounting on an average to ten million words a year.
2. 分詞片語置於句首,其後必須加上“,”再加主要子句,此時的分詞片語是代替合句(Compound Sentence)。合句(Compound Sentence)中同一主詞同時發生二個動作,其中任一動作均可改分詞片語,主動的用現在分詞片語,被動的用過去分詞片語,此乃為增加文章裡句型的變化。
Looking at her son, she asked why the mirror was broken. =She looked at her son, and asked why the mirror was broken. =She looked at her son, asking why the mirror was broken.
《註》句尾的分詞片語不一定是非限定分詞片語或由合句(二動作同時發生)改變而來,有時也為第一個動作的結果(此狀況通常將第二個動作改為分詞片語)。 The policeman fired, killed the robber. (殺了搶匪是開槍的結果)