1)長從句做主語、賓語及其他成分
a. 主語從句
b. 賓語從句
2)長狀語
3)層層修飾
4)并列成分
2、常見倒裝搭配
1)及物動詞加介詞:固定詞組的固定搭配中,經常出現倒裝情況,如:bring A to B,寫作:bring to B A
例:Yet Waltzer’s argument , however deficient , does point to one of the most serious weaknesses of capitalism-namely , that it brings to predominant positions in a society people who ,no matter how legitimately they have earned their material rewards , often lack those other qualities that evoke affection or admiration.
類似的情況:throw over , insert into , import into , infer from, establish for , advocate as 等
2)及物動詞加副詞
例:make possible …(單詞或者句子)
3、省略的幾種情況
1)重復的成分
2)讓步轉折的省略:如although (but)
3)定語從句引導詞的省略which(that )
4)定語從句的引導詞和系動詞同時省略,變成后置定語
如:qualities(such as “the capacity for hard work”) essential in producing wealth
4、短語被分割:
如:such as, so that , too to , more than , from A to B , between A and B
5、多重否定:
如:Despite these vague categories , one should not claim unequivocally that hostility between recognizable classes cannot be legitimately observed .