分词做状语,正常句子简化成状语
1、正常句:because he devoted himself to the research,the doctor spent less time with the family.
2、逻辑关系明确,去掉because,从句谓语动词变非谓语:
He devoting himself to the research,the doctor spent less time with the family.
3、分句的He和主句的doctor一致,所以逻辑主语He也可以省略,最终变成了分词短语做原因状语:
Devoting himself to…
如果两个主语不一致,这就变成独立主格结构了。
4、devote表示使xx动作,
one devote oneself to sth,被动语态就是sb is devoted to sth。变法同上。
有意思的是,这里的devoted这个词长期用于被动,就逐渐变成形容词了……
类似的还有excited,interested,satisfied等等。
所以devoted to his research,…和happy to see his friend,he cried.是一样的,不能算分词短语做状语,算形容词短语做状语了。
从考试角度,有点陷阱的意味。