在英语语法中，形容词，副词等都必须和它们所修饰的词是相邻的位置关系，如果将修饰词和它们分隔开来，就会产生歧义，今天在SAT语法改错之修饰成分的位置中的内容为你答疑解惑。
一. Unclear placement of modifiers
在英语语法中，形容词，副词，形容词短语，副词短语，形容词性从句以及状语从句都必须和它们所修饰的词是相邻的位置关系，若果将修饰词和它们分隔开来，就会产生歧义。因此，在英语当中，这些修饰词要放在特定的位置。
1. 要将副词,比如：only, almost, even, ever, just, merely, scarcely等词的位置要仅靠着它要修饰的成分。对比一下下面的两个句子，就可以看出副词放置的位置不同，所表达的意思也就不同。
Ambiguous: The walrus almost ate all the oysters.(我们会产生疑问这只海象究竟有没有吃掉牡蛎呢?)
(Did he just chew them up and spit them out without swallowing?)
Clear: The walrus ate almost all the oysters. (我们可以很清晰的知道海象几乎吃掉了所有的牡蛎)
Ambiguous: This elephant only costs peanuts.
Clear: Only this elephant costs peanuts. (The other elephants are traded for papayas and pomegranates.)
Clear: This elephant costs only peanuts. (What a cheap price for such a princely pachyderm!)
2. 短语的位置要靠近它们的修饰成分
Unclear: The advertisement stated that a used cauldron was wanted by an elderly witch with
stubby legs.
(很明显，这则通告的目的不是为了说明女巫的腿部的特点，而是强调那口大锅的外形特点。)
Clear: The advertisement stated that a used cauldron with stubby legs was wanted by an elderly witch.
3. 形容词性从句要靠近修饰的成分
Misplaced: The owl and the pussycat bought a wedding ring from the pig which cost one shilling.
(这里花费了一先令的戒指，而不是小猪，因此应该改为下面的这种形式)
Clear: The owl and the pussycat bought a wedding ring which cost one shilling from the pig.
4. 有一种修饰语，它处于两个被修饰词之间，意义上模棱两可，似乎与两者均有关系，这种修饰语称为歧义修饰语(squinting modifier)。此时必须从意义上加以确定。因此要移动修饰语的位置来明确关系。
Squinting : Peregrine said that if Imogen refused to quit caterwauling beneath his balcony in two minutes he would send for the troll.
(这里的in two minutes既可以看做是修饰前面的quit caterwauling也可以指两分钟后他就会召唤来troll)
Clear: Peregrine said that he would send for the troll if Imogen refused to quit caterwauling beneath his balcony in two minutes.
Clear: Peregrine said that he would send for the troll in two minutes if Imogen refused to quit caterwauling beneath his balcony.
Squinting: The oysters agreed on Sunday to go for a stroll with the walrus.
(这里的on Sunday既可以表示oysters在星期天同意也可以理解为同意星期天和海象散步，因此产生了歧义)
Clear: On Sunday, the oysters agreed to go for a stroll with the walrus.
Clear: The oysters agreed to go for a stroll with the walrus on Sunday.
从上面的多个例句可以看出，修饰成分的位置会影响一个句子的整体意思，因此为了清晰的表达句子的意思，在英语表达中要特别注意这些修饰词的位置。
以上就是小编为大家整理汇总的SAT语法改错之修饰成分的位置，希望对大家的SAT备考有帮助。
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