易错分离修饰典型考题分析

■The film brought the hours back to me _________ I was taken good care of in that far-away village.

A. until                        B. that                        C. when                        D. where

分析：此题容易误选 B，误认为 that 引导一个宾语从句。其实此题应选 C，when 引导的是一个修饰 the hours 的定语从句，该题的难点是定语从句与先行词 the hours被分离了。其实关系副词 when 引导的定语从句与先行词分离的情况在英语中并不少见，如：

(1) The days are gone forever _________ we didn’t have enough to eat.

A. since                        B. that                        C. where                        D. when

答案选D。when we didn’t have enough to eat 修饰 the days。

(2) I believe the time will soon come _________ there will be no weapons in the world.

A. since                        B. that                        C. where                        D. when

答案选D。when there will be no weapons in the world 修饰 the time。

■“Each of the students, working hard at his or her lessons, _________ to go to university.” “So do I”.

A. hope                        B. hopes                        C. hoping                        D. hoped

【分析】此题应选B，句子的真正主语是 each of the students，空格处填的 hopes 是句子谓语，其中的 working hard at his or her lessons 是插入句中修饰主语的非限制定语。又如：

(1) Each of the students, hoping to pass the exam, _________ the book.

A. buying                      B. having bought            C. must buy                     D. to buy

答案选C，each of the students 是句子主语，空格处为句子谓语，hoping to pass the exam 是修饰句子主语的非限制性定语。

(2) Many countries, for example, Mexico and Japan, _________ a lot of earthquakes.

A. have                        B. having                        C. to have                        D. having had

答案选A，many countries 是句子主语，空格处为句子谓语。